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by esrauch 4276 days ago
Whether or not giving up a password or unlock code is protected by the 5th amendment is itself a gray area that the courts are still sorting out.

I would prefer to have the password NOT be protected by the 5th amendment and have strong encryption on phones than not have strong encryption on phones. That seems like the only way to prevent casual warrantless rummaging.