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I'm wondering if there are similars laws in Germany ? Can you be required to provide password for your mobile phone or computer by German police ? I had the impression that they were more protective of personal informations in Germany but maybe I'm wrong.

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Disclaimer: IANAL

In German law you don't have to assist law enforcement in building a case against you, so you don't need to provide passwords or say anything. But you can be forced to unlock your device via biometrics (fingerprint, faceID, etc.).

I'm not sure how it works, when law enforcement calls you as witness. The law changed a few years back, so you are required to assist them, but I'm not sure to which extent.

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