Canadian border agents believe otherwise.
Alain Philippon who is Quebec resident, believes his cell phone is personal.
So when Canadian border agents wanted to search it, he says no.
Well, he gets arrested.
CBC reports that the issue of giving your passcode to authorities has never been litigated in Canada.
(Philippons court hearing is scheduled for May 12) Its one thing to hand over your phone.
But could handing over your passcode be deemed self-incrimination?
In the US, the Fifth Amendment exists to protect you from incriminating yourself.
As the Electronic Frontier Foundation says, courts have generally accepted that passcodes are testimony.
source: www.techworm.net
