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the typical path this will follow is will go to the Appeals level and might work its way to the Supreme Court if enough of a push is made. Likely the government
by Shivetya 11y ago
the typical path this will follow is will go to the Appeals level and might work its way to the Supreme Court if enough of a push is made. Likely the government will push it up with the idea they can make it happen. Another angle they are going to follow is pushing Congress to legislate the requirement.
So the real question is when does this happen? Will Congress get involved at the behest of the Justice Department and mandate access? If so, how long before phone companies are required to lock out devices running a version of the software that does not comply?
I still want an erase/panic code for my phone, both through pass phrase and touch sensor. That way I could hand over an unlocked phone that is effectively returned to manufacturer specs.
- niccaluim 11y agoAt which point you get nailed for tampering with evidence.
- patrickmay 11y agoA dead man's switch addresses this threat model. If you don't enter the passphrase every 24 hours, the phone resets to factory default. The powers that be would be highly unamused. It would make for some interesting case law.
- donarb 11y agoAt which point I would say "What evidence?" The government, with its warrant, is seeking to find information on my phone, if there's no information on my phone, who's to say it was there in the first place?
- elpool2 11y agoA wiped phone is evidence that you obstructed an investigation. You can go to prison for clearing your browser cache.