Reply to post: Re: Fail to see what the fuss is

Unlocking news: We decrypt those cryptic headlines about Scottish cops bypassing smartphone encryption

Woodnag

Re: Fail to see what the fuss is

I think you miss the point.

Right now, there are some controls on when a phone can be slurped. But the law can change.

Before RIPA, passwords were private.

Before even then, silence was a right and could not be used against the defendent.

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