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The reason this bill is stupid/wrong is that it's based on the government being able to secretly look in your phone. A judge could always compel you to open up
by peterwwillis 11y ago
The reason this bill is stupid/wrong is that it's based on the government being able to secretly look in your phone. A judge could always compel you to open up your iPhone with a warrant; what they want is the ability to do it without your knowledge. It's the equivalent to the government having a literal back door into the safe in your house, with their own key.
Fuck. That.
- tootie 11y agoThat's not really true. For one, there is surprisingly little legal precedent for forcing someone to give up a password. It's a gray area on the edge of a 5th amendment violation. Secondly, consider the case of finding a dead body with a locked iPhone in the pocket. That phone is a brick for all eternity. Thirdly, snooping without someone's knowledge is very frequently supported by court orders. It's not a violation of due process or privacy.
- peterwwillis 11y agoIf compelling someone to give up a password is illegal, but secretly breaking into the thing you needed a password for is not illegal, something is wrong.
- tootie 11y agoIt's perfectly reasonable. Acquiring things is covered by the 4th amendment. Forcing information out of someone's head is not.