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Re:Police Can Get Access to Your Cellphone Data Even After t... by Shivetya on Friday June 27, 2014 @05:59AM (#7953367)
A little extreme. However they fail to mention that the police can take your phone and if it is not locked at the time they take it they can disable the locking feature.

Hence, if your truly paranoid about the authorities I suggest giving the ability to remote wipe your phone to someone whom you implicitly trust with instructions do so within whatever criteria you deem necessary.

A small amount of paranoia is good, too much and you need help

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Re:Police Can Get Access to Your Cellphone Data Even After t... by talmand on Friday June 27, 2014 @10:25AM (#7954030)
If that's the result of the ruling then it was fairly pointless. That's the same as saying that leaving your front door unlocked means the police do not require a warrant to enter and search.

You could leave the door wide open and the police cannot enter under normal circumstances. If accessing a phone requires a warrant then it would seem the same standard applies.

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