He would not have died because that was the encryption only. But it was just lazy writing that the lethal-protection would only occur when the decryption was attempted, it would make sense to really proctect the data hence when being copied (and that applied to everything they got out of him).
Shout by FrankBlockedParentSpoilers2013-08-18T20:24:11Z
When the boss dude rewrote that reboot sequence he selected lethal. Does that mean he would have died too if he was the one to actually reboot the system? Or what am I missing? Or did he have some identification so if it was actually him he wouldn't have died? Didn't read what the window said when he selected the lethal option..
Anyways, wasn't a bad movie but you could see the story development (and certainly ending) from a mile away.