Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In civilized countries, no one can force you to hand over a password (as you have a right to not incriminate yourself). Which countries? In the US, the intersection between 5th amendment rights and password disclosure is not complete. You can be forced to disclose a password in certain circumstances here.
This was not my understanding so I looked it up and found this: https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/us-supreme-court-nixe... Wherein it mentions passwords are considered testimonial and therefore protected by the 5th, but device passcodes were ruled to be exempted under the “forgone conclusion” exception to the 5th (TIL about that). Is this kind of thing you are referring to?
Exactly.