Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules
Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules
Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.
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Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules::Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.
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An app can clear your phone with a specific password, can't remember the name...
8 0 ReplyWasted on F-Droid.
16 0 ReplyCan you suggest any app, which gives more flexibility in what to erase?
3 0 ReplyThat app supports this, which can be granular
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Pretty sure the 5th Amendment doesn’t protect against obstruction of justice if you knowingly wipe your phone while under custody
11 0 ReplyHow could they know?
Just yell at them "WTF DID YOU DO? MY LAST GRANDFATHER PICTURES ARE GONE!"
And tadaaaaa
8 0 ReplyDoing it before you're under custody isn't a crime, and they also can't prevent you from deleting non-evidence but otherwise private data which you don't want to see misused (proving that is a whole other issue, though)
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