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Re:Apple unlock: Judge compares request to execution order by niccaluim on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @10:03AM (#10458017)
At which point you get nailed for tampering with evidence.
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Re:Apple unlock: Judge compares request to execution order by donarb on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @11:42AM (#10458709)
At which point I would say "What evidence?" The government, with its warrant, is seeking to find information on my phone, if there's no information on my phone, who's to say it was there in the first place?
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Re:Apple unlock: Judge compares request to execution order by elpool2 on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @01:19PM (#10459533)
A wiped phone is evidence that you obstructed an investigation. You can go to prison for clearing your browser cache.
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Re:Apple unlock: Judge compares request to execution order by patrickmay on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @10:26AM (#10458166)
A dead man's switch addresses this threat model. If you don't enter the passphrase every 24 hours, the phone resets to factory default.

The powers that be would be highly unamused. It would make for some interesting case law.

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