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Umm, what exactly is this treucrypt and crypt stuff? Sry for being dumb.
Truecrypt.
This is one of the "uncrackable" utilities at this point in time, if you use it correctly. I highly recommend it for a lot of reasons; it's a very well thought out and useful software.
For example, I like that I can create a 4.5 GB encrypted volume (or sets of 700 MB or 2.3 GB volumes, etc.), and once it's filled I can burn entire volume(s) to (RW-)DVD ... which can then be read on Windows, Mac or linux when needed but are never actually on a hard drive. Very easy to wreck a DVD with any handy metal object (such as the edge of a coin or a paperclip that happens to be in its case) and nobody can prove what condition the DVD was in. Because it's encrypted, even data recovery experts can't unencrypt what is recovered because the hash check is destroyed beyond reconstruction. No password will help, even if there is a court order to provide it ... thus, no worries about obstruction charges.
As far as law enforcement in the U.S. goes, there are differing circumstances.
First, there is state-by-state. Each police authority in each state has different rules and laws they have to abide by and enforce, so lolicon in one state is not necessarily lolicon in another. Even within each state there are differences. If you are picked up by a County Sheriff, he has different jurisdiction over you and your possessions than the State Police.
Child porn is such an incendiary topic that the laws on it are many and very confusing. In some places, even drawings and artwork depicting it are considered to be the same as actual pictures of physical acts. In some cases, even artworks depicting any child nudity are considered child porn ... and thus, the reason that one should be very careful with lolicon/shotacon materials in the U.S. You never know which jurisdiction(s) you may be in and what their exact laws are ... laws which get very flexible and specious interpretation depending upon the individual police officers/court system involved. Even normal pr0nz can get you in serious trouble if you get caught up in a jurisdiction with ,,,
creative, obscenity laws.
Then there is the Federal branch for the entire U.S., which comes into play if something you are involved in crosses jurisdictions between different States. And, they do stretch the rules for their convenience if somebody thinks there is something particularly interesting about you.
Generally, a court can order you to provide access to your computer(s) & hard drives. This does not always mean you have to provide the password itself; there are some actual restrictions about making someone provide an actual password ... but refusing access to encrypted data can be viewed as obstruction.
What works in your favor is that the police have to then provide concrete evidence that they have a critical need to access that data, such as a court-issued warrant. But, by encrypting, it's not just in the open where it can be "accidentally" seen. Slows down and prevents 'fishing expeditions' and effectively throws up a firewall to force the issue of your 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
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wolfking619 - sorry I couldn't help, and sorry I'm laughing so hard. Nothing personal ... but that's a funny story, bro.
Fortunately, it seems that just a little bit of patience will solve it, and you have some experience now for more appropriate strategy in the future.
