> When arrested, law enforcement already has the privilege -- under the
law
> - -- to inspect all personal belongings on the suspect in the normal
course
> of the investigation. Searching a digital device is a natural extension
of
> this privilege.
Not necessarily. I believe the reason for the privilege is so that the
law enforcement people can ensure that the suspect isn't carrying any
weapons that might pose an immediate danger to them (i.e. to search for
guns in the waistband, without stopping to get a warrant).
It seems unlikely to me that anyone's going to have a gun concealed in
their iPhone's address book...
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