On: Former NSA lawyer: the cyberwar is between tech firms and the US government

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> but basically the cops can't force you to decrypt an encrypted device

While true in the US, this isn't the case in all jurisdictions. For example refusing to decrypt or supply keys in the UK can land you up to two years in jail.

Good summary here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law