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Having encrypted information on your computers is a liability. It could be misconstrued as information you have access to and relevant to whatever criminal charges you might have against you. Failure to provide the encrypted information, even though you know you can't decrypt it, can land you in jail for life.

But that's pretty obscure and unlikely.

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I don't know about the US but in the UK you are correct. In the UK unless you can unencrypt on demand of court its jail time - end of. I do not think this is obscure or unlikely. It is highly likely that paedophiles will use this network for instance and that somewhere on your computer you'll be storing fragments of child rape videos - a serious crime in itself. You will also be an accessory to the original crime.

That's baseless armchair lawyering. Having encrypted information on your computer is not a liability. Encryption is commonplace these days.

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