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Man jailed for refusing to disclose iPhone passcode underlines Fifth Amendment uncertainties

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/passcode.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500)</div><p>The law lags badly behind technology in a great many areas. One area where there is still huge uncertainty is whether the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination protects someone who refuses to disclose the passcode to their phone.</p>
<p>We’ve seen conflicting rulings in the past, and a Miami report shows that rulings may even vary between courts in the same state …</p>
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