Not sure I agree with that but ok. Are you allowed to dismantle the lock on my front door for a search when you do not have a lawful order? Archive: https://archive.today/dsLsV From the post: >>This is probably the correct conclusion to arrive at, at least at this point in extremely limited jurisprudence, but it still raises some questions courts will likely have to confront in the future. Is manhandling a phone to make it responsive to a search itself a search, or does the Fourth Amendment not kick in until after the search of the phone’s contents occurs? (h/t FourthAmendment.com)