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Scalia is Right!
Damn. Did I just say that?
But really, limiting searches to what is relevant to the arrest makes perfect logical sense. Otherwise the door is wide open to limitless abuse.
And what about encryption? How does current law treat encrypted files on a PDA or laptop searched as described here?
Note to Farhad: Why the emphasis on the iPhone? The iPhone has broken no new ground that I'm aware of. Palm devices have been around for years, and Windows CE PDAs not much less. And travelers have long carried laptops with them on vacation, to business meetings, etc. All are equally capable of carrying loads of sensitive files, passwords, bookmarks, etc.