Submission + - 18th Century Law dredged up to force decryption of devices (theregister.co.uk) 1
Quoting the Register Article:
Last month, New York prosecutors successfully persuaded a judge that the ancient law could be used to force an unnamed smartphone manufacturer to help unlock a phone allegedly used in a credit card fraud case. The judge ordered the manufacturer to offer "reasonable technical assistance" to make the phone's contents available.
End quote. What will happen when this collides with Apple and Google deliberately creating encryption that they themselves cannot break?