Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.

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.

  • nosnahcEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    An app can clear your phone with a specific password, can’t remember the name…

    • bluemellophoneEnglish
      111·
      2 years ago

      Pretty sure the 5th Amendment doesn’t protect against obstruction of justice if you knowingly wipe your phone while under custody

      • nosnahcEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        How could they know?

        Just yell at them “WTF DID YOU DO? MY LAST GRANDFATHER PICTURES ARE GONE!”

        And tadaaaaa

      • Natanael@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Doing 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)