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duxup ◴[] No.45029937[source]
>Michael Carson became the focus of a theft investigation involving money allegedly taken from a neighbor’s safe.

>Authorities secured a warrant to search his phone, but the document placed no boundaries on what could be examined.

>It permitted access to all data on the device, including messages, photos, contacts, and documents, without any restriction based on time period or relevance. Investigators collected over a thousand pages of information, much of it unrelated to the accusation.

Yeah that's pretty absurd.

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strathmeyer ◴[] No.45030813[source]
A good HackerNews poll would be to ask how many people have had their phones cloned by the police, I didn't know it was uncommon. I guess they've stopped since phones are encrypted.
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qingcharles ◴[] No.45032379[source]
Don't secure your phone with face or fingerprint scan as it is lawful in the USA to force you to open it in those instances.
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1. kstrauser ◴[] No.45033730[source]
Or do, but practice squeezing the buttons to lock it when you need to. For example, if you hold an iPhone's buttons for more than a couple of seconds, it'll revert to requiring a passcode to unlock, even if you'd normally use face or touch ID to open it.
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2. qingcharles ◴[] No.45033996[source]
This doesn't work reliably :) If someone puts a gun straight to your head and tells you not to move you will not want to squeeze any buttons or reach into your pocket.