XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: haggisz@hotmail.com   
      
   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.  For example,   
   > it's Constitutionally protected under the 1st Amendment to   
   > photograph/record the police in public.  That hasn't stopped the police   
   > from arresting people for doing it at worst, harassing them for doing it   
   > at best.   
      
   And if they do access your phone and find something then even without   
   being able to use it they then know you are suss and can concentrate on   
   finding legal evidence   
      
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