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Some cops carry a device that drains debit cards[0], there’s no reason to expect they won't soon have a device that automates draining all accounts available on
by tehwebguy 5y ago
Some cops carry a device that drains debit cards[0], there’s no reason to expect they won't soon have a device that automates draining all accounts available on your phone or anything that looks like a private key.
[0] https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/02/483394735/device-lets-police-seize-digital-cash-raises-civil-liberties-concerns https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/02/48...
- Quillbert182 5y agoThis is definitely a concerning device, but you would think that it would be harder to take password protected keys off of a device than it would be to swipe a credit card.
- gruez 5y agoLooks like the device is a card reader with some sort of backend api to freeze/seize accounts. Presumably the the only way it works is that the issuers are willing to give law enforcement a blank check to do whatever they want. I don't see how that's the case for cryptocurrency wallets, which are at least password protected.