Surprised nobody picked up on this yet, but once the person hands over their usernames AND passwords, they instantly gain repudiation because the passwords to their accounts and encryptions are in a third party's hands. Any number of bad things could be done "on the person's behalf" that could further jeopardize their freedom. Who has access to the divulged passwords? How are the stored to protect them? It just seems like a really realy bad idea to begin with.
Instead, how about they are just required to hand over all online alias and email addresses so they can be monitored?
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Surprised nobody picked up on this yet, but once the person hands over their usernames AND passwords, they instantly gain repudiation because the passwords to their accounts and encryptions are in a third party's hands. Any number of bad things could be done "on the person's behalf" that could further jeopardize their freedom. Who has access to the divulged passwords? How are the stored to protect them? It just seems like a really realy bad idea to begin with. Instead, how about they are just required to hand over all online alias and email addresses so they can be monitored?