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Re: DH for email (re: email protection and privacy)
> Let's say I have a (paper) document which explains how I (for example)
> embezzled money from Megacorp, Inc. I presume that the Fifth
> Amendment means I cannot be forced to produce this document.
Bad assumption. Written documents, even if written by you and even
if it incriminates you, can be subpoenaed. I forget the case that
set the precedent for this, but it had to do with someone's diary.