What this story and thread really highlights to me is that the average person thinks of their phone as a direct extension of their mind, and the objection to au

What this story and thread really highlights to me is that the average person thinks of their phone as a direct extension of their mind, and the objection to automated scanning of their device for the purpose of reporting them to the authorities is rooted in what the 5th Amendment codifies in our constitution: "No person shall be ... compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself" [1] It's time to expand (or reaffirm) the 5th Amendment to apply to your digital mind as well as your meat mind. [1]: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-5/ https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-5/