&gt; What this shows is that encryption does not lock justice out and that it&#x27;s really no different than papers in a safe in a person&#x27;s house. If prosecutors have a valid reason to access the information they can go to a judge, get a lawful court order and serve it against the person who owns the safe.<p>This situation has actually come up before and it was ruled that while a person can be compelled to unlock a box with a physical key, a person cannot be compelled to provide the combination to a safe. [0] goes into a lot of depth on this.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uclalawreview.org&#x2F;the-fifth-amendment-encryption-and-the-forgotten-state-interest&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uclalawreview.org&#x2F;the-fifth-amendment-encryption-...</a>