I don't recall any mention of the specific methods used in California, but in this case the officer took the phone when he arrested the person, so presumably th

I don't recall any mention of the specific methods used in California, but in this case the officer took the phone when he arrested the person, so presumably the police had quite a long time to muck about with it. Here is one of the original articles covering the California Supreme Court ruling: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/warrantless-cell-phone-search-gets-a-green-light-in-california.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/warrantless-...