I think what you&#x27;re not understanding is that computers are literal extensions of brains and minds. We have outsourced our memories and our thought to these devices, and we must have the same assurances over them as we would over ourselves. This will become only more clear as the line between a biological memory storage device and a digital memory storage device blurs into nonexistence.<p>And that is also a conversation we&#x27;ve had before. There is no warrant you can get to force a suspect to testify against himself.<p>Though, it&#x27;s cute that you think these &quot;conversations&quot; are meaningful. If the American government thinks you&#x27;re too interesting to not know more about, they&#x27;ll black-bag you and ship you off to a secret CIA dungeon where you&#x27;ll be tortured for the rest of your life. Even if you end up being held without charge in a cushy place like Guantanamo, you&#x27;ll never be released because you were held without charge and that makes you a terrorist.<p>I find it hilarious how surveillance advocates manage to forget that your government does not respect rule of law, it rules by law. It is the law.