Let's slippery slope this then, shall we?mojo84 wrote:I voted bad as I think the cops should be able to access the phone if a properly issued search warrant is rwceived, not just a rubber stamp search warrant. Without a search warrant, they shouldn't be able to access the phone whether encrypted or not.
Say tomorrow they invent a device that allows police to read your mind. Straight up everything in it. And they can do so with a warrant saying so.
Say that someone invents a way to encrypt your mind so that the aforementioned device no longer works without the encryption codes. What is your opinion then?
Now remember that a lot of people's ENTIRE LIVES are now kept in their mobile devices. Everything from banking information, to personal pictures, communications, everything. How is that any different? What if, during a 'search' approved by a warrant, they find out that the person is a member of a large number of legal anti-government sites and groups. That they own firearms, and believe in the second amendment. Information gained from the device, that is not related to the original search, can lead to much worse things.