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Re:Cops can force your finger onto an iPhone to see if it un... by jrockway on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:44PM (#19760039)
> considered tampering with evidence

You have to weigh the consequences. Let's say your phone has incontrovertible proof that you murdered someone, and you live in a state with the death penalty. The few years of prison you get for tampering with evidence is better than being executed, right? So it's still good to know.

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Re:Cops can force your finger onto an iPhone to see if it un... by breakpointalpha on Friday April 26, 2019 @03:26PM (#19760988)
A better example would be traveling through a country known to execute people for their sexual orientation.

I'm only thinking ethically, it's better to use technology to protect people from prosecution for victimless "crimes" than to support murder. ;)

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