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Either way: make sure your phone is encrypted > What is to stop them from compelling your PW? > Is the 5th amendment sufficiently broad to invoke here for bla
by 001sky 13y ago
Either way: make sure your phone is encrypted
> What is to stop them from compelling your PW?
> Is the 5th amendment sufficiently broad to invoke here for blanket protection?
- webkike 13y agoThe current precedent seems to indicate that no one can make you reveal your passwords. ASFAIK, the EFF was fighting a similar case on these grounds.
- danielweber 13y agoIANAL, but the "search incident to arrest," for all its broad powers, still doesn't reach the strength of what a court can compel you to do. During arrest, you have the right to remain silent.
- tptacek 13y agoIt's a good question, but legalisms aside, having your phone securely encrypted with a strong passcode gives you much more control over whether your phone is going to be decrypted. Even if there's a circumstance in which the police can compel you to decrypt your phone, you're virtually certain to be able to have your attorney present when that happens.