One compromise position in this would be to extend the 5th amendment to include decrypted evidence, and to mandate backwards transparency in the FISA warrant an

One compromise position in this would be to extend the 5th amendment to include decrypted evidence, and to mandate backwards transparency in the FISA warrant and wiretap processes. The advantage would be a solution to law enforcement's 'ticking clock' scenario, and a solution to privacy advocate's concerns about investigative accountability. Some criminals would walk, but they would do so publicly exposed and ostracized for their misdeeds. This would be a bitter pill for privacy advocates and law enforcement to swallow, but the reality is that neither side wins in an environment of absolute privacy or absolute surveillance.