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I immediately thought the same thing upon reading. One thing that comes to mind is: automatically triggered data destruction. If laptop or the phone detects non

I immediately thought the same thing upon reading. One thing that comes to mind is: automatically triggered data destruction. If laptop or the phone detects non-owner access attempts and destroys data on its own, is it destruction of evidence? Owner did not do it, and it was there just to protect from the real bad guys: corporate spies, identity thieves.

throwawayish 10y ago
> is it destruction of evidence? I'd say that depends on how much you pissed persecuting entities off.
CJefferson 10y ago
The law often uses intention. Could you convince a jury of your peers you didn't do this just to hide your stuff from law enforcement?
- _archon_ 10y ago
  The obvious rebuttal is that you did this to hide your stuff from EVERYONE. Criminal mens rea doesn't exist; you're just a citizen who likes his privacy.
- bzbarsky 10y ago
  Yes, if it was the default OS behavior. Which is the argument the article makes.