What kind of kompromat could I read on one of these phones during a border search and compromise a big company? Are you talking about a draft press release or dirty secrets about large scale crimes?
Before Snowden everyone was like, who cares if the government sees my encrypted traffic, they don't know what is inside; or location info. And then people found out that metadata can be more powerful than the actual unencrypted information and can tie a person to a lot of things. So yeah, how about they don't search the phone without probable cause?
I find it astonishing, and horribly upsetting, that people think needing a warrant is horrible.
Needing a warrant, means you have to articulate why you want to invade someone's private life, and it further provides a chain of accountability.
It prevents rogue employees(peace officer, border patrol) from doing whatever they want, it provides oversight, it provides a second set of eyes, it provides for adherence to legislation and court decisions!
Yet I see people thinking it's some sort of horrible requirement. So bizarre.
