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Re:Cops used dead man’s finger in attempt to access his phone by snuxoll on Saturday April 21, 2018 @10:43PM (#16894448)
At the moment of death the phone becomes the property of the estate, it’s not like the police get free reign to your stuff because you are dead.
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Re:Cops used dead man’s finger in attempt to access his phone by ubernostrum on Sunday April 22, 2018 @06:43AM (#16895582)
Police can't claim ownership of your phone. But they certainly can search it. See my reply to the other commenter.
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