> I strongly feel that my personal computing devices are extensions of my brain. You're quite right, but so too are one's personal papers (or they were, anyway

> I strongly feel that my personal computing devices are extensions of my brain. You're quite right, but so too are one's personal papers (or they were, anyway, back when people only had paper), and there is a process — the warrant process — for legally obtaining access to those papers. More important, though, it should not be possible for a third party to grant a second party access to your personal devices. If Apple have no way to break into your device without your permission, then you are secure. > I think my devices should fall under the inviolability of the physical body and that decrypting them is akin to forcing me to testify against myself. Agreed — but do note that that right is somewhat more circumscribed than your or I like to imagine. And in this case, they are requiring a third party to decrypt the device, not you.