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Soon cops will search your phone just like your car (engadget.com)
3 points by electic on Dec 26, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



I feel like the title is a little overblown. The case and potential ruling would be more like "Police can search your phone like they can search your home", i.e. they need a warrant.

It feels like the current situation where cops cannot conduct a search is a historical anomaly that is not going to last. There are already laws on the books in a lot of countries which force you to give up passwords.




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