Everyone is cheering but the case was not thrown out yet. For now we just know this is technically possible which we knew already. Now we will find out if you can do this and not go to jail. I will cheer when this guy walks free.
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I like this guy. Oh, you wanna see my phone? Fine, here ya go asshole.
What a great idea. If I was able to I'd create a free Android and iOS app that did this exact same thing.
I doubt either OS would allow a simple app to wipe the whole device.
Guy was innocent until they had proof of a crime. They didnt have any proof so boohoo for them. And they charged him of damaging property. Its his property, and its not damaged.
The intent of the law was to have something to charge corporate fraudsters with if they destroyed the accounting records with proof of their fraud when served a warrant. Or illegal drug manufacturers destroying their chemlab. Ownership of the property doesn't come into it.
The envisioned cases were always domestic crime investigations where there was already enough evidence to get a warrant. The application at customs where they don't need a warrant is the novelty, and I really hope the government loses its case.
That isn't their property. That belongs to the company.
Case should be thrown out and the prosecutors charged with something.
Shit, if he set his phone on fire, that's still just his property.
Good. We all need to set this up. Fuck ICE and TSA.
It exists for a reason, they couldn’t have shown better why if they’d been paid to film a commercial.
Friendly reminder that, per the fifth amendment, you are not required to disclose your passwords to the authorities under any circumstances. This protection does not apply to biometric authentication, so don't enable those methods.
Cute that you think the Constitution still exists.
It is actually harder to torture a password out of someone than hold the phone up to their face.
Constitution ain't got shit to do with that one way or another.
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How is this illegal?
It's not. Authoritarians want it to be.
I was kind of flabbergasted when a police office interviewed in this video just straight up said you have a right to privacy in your home, but as soon as you step out, gone.
to be fair there's a flip side to that too. I don't want to be charged with invasion of privacy because I took a photo of my friend at a party and someone is in the background who sues me.
Even if he did, so what? His phone, his property, his business. He should be able to do what he wants.
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