District Court Holds that Defendant Cannot Refuse to Decrypt Hard Drive under Fifth Amendment By Brittany Horth – Edited by Abby Lauer U.S. v. Fricosu, No. 10-CR-00509 (D. Colo. Jan. 23, 2012) Slip Opinion hosted by Internet Cases Judge Robert E. Blackburn of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted the government’s motion to compel Ramona Camelia Fricosu to provide an unencrypted copy of her hard drive for evidentiary purposes. The court considered whether the act ... Read More...