Nonsense. What if you forget your password? You stay in jail for the rest of your life?
Also, wouldn't it raise Fifth Amendment issues?
If the government wants to put you in prison for something, let them acquire their evidence without your assistance, just like it always has been.
Mathematics is mathematics. That it might pose obstacles to totalitarians is just a hard motherf-----g fact of life...
Yes, it does raise Fifth Amendment issues.
And in a way I had not thought of apparently:
http://illinoisjltp.com/timelytech/is-the-battle-over-for-smart-phones-search-warrants-should-not-overcome-biometric-protections/
(An essay on fingerprint ID phones)
“If fingerprint locks are comparable to key locks, then the [Fifth Amendment] privilege does not insulate the owner of the iPhone from being compelled to provide access to it. But if they are more like the combination locks, then the privilege applies. “