From the fine article we&#x27;re discussing:<p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation has weighed in on the suspect&#x27;s plight, telling the circuit court in a friend-of-the-court brief (PDF) that &quot;compelled decryption is inherently testimonial because it compels a suspect to use the contents of their mind to translate unintelligible evidence into a form that can be used against them. The Fifth Amendment provides an absolute privilege against such self-incriminating compelled decryption.&quot;