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They need to prove that those materials exist on the device first. You can't be held in contempt for a fishing expedition.
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You need "probable cause to believe" which is not as strong as "prove" but yes, it can't be a pure fishing expedition.
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FaceID and TouchID aren’t protected by that as I understand it.
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That's correct, they are not. A complete failing of legislation and blatant disregard of the spirit of the 5th Amendment.

So do not have biometrics as device unlock if you are a journalist protecting sources.

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They are considered to be more like keys to a safe than private knowledge. They also can't be changed if compromised. A sufficiently unguessable PIN or passphrase is better than biometrics.
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I know it seems like an incredibly dubious claim but the "I forgot" defense actually works here.

It's not really that useful for a safe since they aren't _that_ difficult to open and, if you haven't committed a crime, it's probably better to open your safe for them than have them destroy it so you need a new one. For a mathematically impossible to break cipher though, very useful.

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