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> the police can't legally compel you to provide them access to your device Your understanding of the current state of the law is very wrong. There's a person
by jsjohnst 9y ago
> the police can't legally compel you to provide them access to your device
Your understanding of the current state of the law is very wrong.
There's a person in the US [0] who has been in jail for multiple years now without being tried / convicted due to refusing to provide access to their devices.
There's another case with a warrant[1] allowing an officer to force someone to unlock their phone protected by TouchID.
I have also heard multiple US states have enacted laws specifically addressing device unlock, but I don't have links to them at the moment.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/man-in-jail-2-years-for-refusing-to-decrypt-drives-will-he-ever-get-out/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/man-in-jail-2-ye...
[1] http://files.cloudprivacy.net/la-iphone-fingerprint-warrant.pdf http://files.cloudprivacy.net/la-iphone-fingerprint-warrant....
- mbgerring 9y agoI don't think "very wrong" is a fair assesment. Here's a summary of current law (as of 2016) concerning cell phone passwords: https://consumerist.com/2016/05/03/can-law-enforcement-force-you-to-unlock-your-phone-with-a-fingerprint/ https://consumerist.com/2016/05/03/can-law-enforcement-force...
- jsjohnst 9y ago> the police can't legally compel you That is a very wrong statement. I don’t care if things changed a year or more ago, it doesn’t make it any less wrong now. I of course meant no offense to you, but legal statements which are wrong could easily mislead someone and the emphasis is necessary. Apologies if offense was taken!