>"what is the point in having a password if the state can just ask you for it" is like asking "what is the point in having a gun if the state can punish me for

>"what is the point in having a password if the state can just ask you for it" is like asking "what is the point in having a gun if the state can punish me for killing people with it at will?" no it's not, bad analogy. in the US the state can't put you in jail for not giving a password (remaining silent).