> But if the police found a document written in what looked like gibberish, they couldn't compel you to translate the document to English. In this case, they have executed the warrant, and found an electronic document filled with gibberish.
Out of curiosity, is there any case law establishing this (i.e. a document written in code)? With a document in gibberish, I can't see any reasonable reason to believe that it means something (unless, say, the defendant was suspected for espionage). In this case, however, there is other compelling evidence to believe this drive is encrypted and has data on it. It would be curious to see if something like this has been prosecuted before.
Out of curiosity, is there any case law establishing this (i.e. a document written in code)? With a document in gibberish, I can't see any reasonable reason to believe that it means something (unless, say, the defendant was suspected for espionage). In this case, however, there is other compelling evidence to believe this drive is encrypted and has data on it. It would be curious to see if something like this has been prosecuted before.