United states v. apple mac pro computer password#

The Third Circuit affirmed, noting that Doe bore the burden of proving that he could not produce the passwords and had waived his Fifth Amendment arguments. The court held Doe in civil contempt and ordered his incarceration. Doe stated that he could not remember the hard drive passwords and entered incorrect passwords during the examination. Doe produced the unencrypted iPhone, which contained adult pornography, a video of DoeвЂ™s four-year-old niece wearing only underwear, and approximately 20 photographs focused on the genitals of DoeвЂ™s six-year-old niece. The magistrate held that, because the government possessed DoeвЂ™s devices and knew the contents included child pornography, the decryption would not be testimonial. Doe did not appeal the order but unsuccessfully moved to quash, arguing that his decrypting the devices would violate his Fifth Amendment privilege. A magistrate, acting under the All Writs Act, ordered Doe to produce his devices and drives in an unencrypted state. Doe's sister related that Doe had shown her hundreds of child pornography images on those drives.

United states v. apple mac pro computer password#

Forensic analysts discovered the password for the computer and found an image of a pubescent girl in a sexually provocative position, logs showing that it had been used to visit sites with titles common in child exploitation, and that Doe had downloaded thousands of known child pornography files, which were stored on the encrypted external drives and could not be accessed. While investigating Doe concerning online child pornography, agents executed a warrant and seized iPhones and a computer with attached hard drives, all protected with encryption software.