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Re:Tech firms “can and must” put backdoors in encryption, AG... by naturlich on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:37PM (#20516913)
They cannot compel you to divulge a password, but they can mandate a thumb unlock, just as while they cannot compel you to divulge a safe combination, they can mandate you give them a key.

Information versus material.

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Re:Tech firms “can and must” put backdoors in encryption, AG... by PopeDotNinja on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @02:20PM (#20518060)
> They cannot compel you to divulge a password, but they can mandate a thumb unlock

This is an excellent point. That is why do I not use biometrics on my personal devices. I honestly don't have anything to hide, but I also have no desire to give people the idea that it's going to be easy to fish through my personal stuff.

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