Reply to post: Why not?

Canadian bloke refuses to hand over phone password, gets cuffed

simmondp

Why not?

If you suitcase is locked they will ask politely (demand) that you open it - What is the difference?

Don't carry anything through a border that you don't want to be subject to search - saying "electronic" is different is muddying the waters.

The more interesting case comes where if you are carrying a device that has encrypted material for which you do not hold the key (for example it's a corporate laptop used by multiple people one of which has received an encrypted file).

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