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Florida man won't be compelled to reveal iPhone passcode, yet

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Re: Files are not testimony

@Charles 9:"Why is a password any different from a physical key?"

A password isn't tangible (unless you wrote it down on a Post-It).

It's something you KNOW, rather than something you POSSESS.

A court can't issue a search warrant for your brain. Yet.

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