Did you know that you can create encrypted volumes within other encrypted volumes. Theres nothing to stop anyone from having multiple layers of hidden stuff nested according to the amount of time you'd spend in jail. Example, top level encrypted volume contains Movie and video files, one of these files is an encrypted volume that leads to legal adult material, an so on...(you get the idea). TrueCrypt allows you to have up to 254 levels of nesting I think.That means if each level has ten thousand files, the cops would potentially have a one in a 2.54 million chance of reaching something that will really land you in jail. If you're in a pinch you only ever need to give key to first level of encryption anyway and plead ignorance about other levels.
You can also add hidden volumes in anyone of the 254 level of partitions. That would increase the odds of them ever finding anything to one in 645.16 million in your favor.
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Did you know that you can create encrypted volumes within other encrypted volumes. Theres nothing to stop anyone from having multiple layers of hidden stuff nested according to the amount of time you'd spend in jail. Example, top level encrypted volume contains Movie and video files, one of these files is an encrypted volume that leads to legal adult material, an so on...(you get the idea). TrueCrypt allows you to have up to 254 levels of nesting I think.That means if each level has ten thousand files, the cops would potentially have a one in a 2.54 million chance of reaching something that will really land you in jail. If you're in a pinch you only ever need to give key to first level of encryption anyway and plead ignorance about other levels.
You can also add hidden volumes in anyone of the 254 level of partitions. That would increase the odds of them ever finding anything to one in 645.16 million in your favor.