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In the article, it said that the device used could extract data regardless of whether the phone was password-protected or not. Looks like it's time to start enc
by manvsmachine 15y ago
In the article, it said that the device used could extract data regardless of whether the phone was password-protected or not. Looks like it's time to start encrypting our cellphone data as well.
- evilduck 15y agoTo clarify, I was curious about California's situation.
- shpxnvz 15y agoI don't recall any mention of the specific methods used in California, but in this case the officer took the phone when he arrested the person, so presumably the police had quite a long time to muck about with it. Here is one of the original articles covering the California Supreme Court ruling: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/warrantless-cell-phone-search-gets-a-green-light-in-california.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/warrantless-...