XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2016-01-04, PAS  wrote:   
   > "Jolly Roger"  wrote in message   
   > news:devqebF4fotU3@mid.individual.net...   
   >> On 2016-01-04, Jolly Roger  wrote:   
   >>> (PeteCresswell)  wrote:   
   >>>> Per Lewis:   
   >>>>>> That if anyone finds his phone laying on a desk or table etc they   
   >>>>>> can cause   
   >>>>>> it to self-destruct in just five touches.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> What the fuck are you talking about>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I think he is referring to phone security systems that initiate data   
   >>>> deletion if/when somebody attempts to log on with the wrong PW.   
   >>>   
   >>> What does that have to do with a law that prevents cops from   
   >>> accessing a   
   >>> device without a court order?   
   >>   
   >> More to the point: Since the law prohibits cops from accessing devices   
   >> without a court order, the need for wiping the device after a certain   
   >> number of failed attempts is diminished rather than increased.   
   >   
   > It's not safe to assume that the cops will obey the law.   
      
   It is never safe to blindly trust authority of any kind. That's not the   
   point. The OP posted an article about how California courts are   
   prohibiting officers from searching cell phones without a warrant, and   
   others here talked as if that was some sort of reason to avoid living   
   there. That seems silly to me. Personally I'd rather live somewhere   
   where my rights are more protected than someplace else.   
      
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