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Seems to me the 5th should protect him. Question is, is that a good thing? Should law enforcement have a right to search through court orders? In a world of
by keithnz 10y ago
Seems to me the 5th should protect him. Question is, is that a good thing?
Should law enforcement have a right to search through court orders? In a world of unbreakable locks it seems very hard to get justice unless the law can do proper searches. If we end up in a world of unbreakable encryption everywhere, seems to me, criminal activity will have huge benefits. If we can't control crime, we can't have a just society. We can't protect a individuals rights if they are undermined by criminals. Of course, it's also hard if the state has too much power to protect and individuals rights. But somewhere we need pragmatic compromises.
- 9mit3t2m9h9a 10y agoIf the only trace a criminal activity leaves is on a single encrypted drive, is it important if it gets prosecuted or not? The police does parallel construction to avoid admitting access to illegally collected evidence, civil forfeiture to punish people for things police doesn't like without having to prove anything, etc — incentives for police to step over the rules are a larger problem than unbreakable encryption right now.