Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoSuspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rulesweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkSuspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rulesweb.archive.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoThis is good info, but if you’re putting yourself in a situation where you might get rounded up by cops (a protest, for example) you should not rely on being able to get to your phone quick enough to hit that.
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoWhile I agree, if you’re going to a situation like a protest, you should be using a burner phone anyway. And be expecting it to be seized.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAgree with this. Your burner phone still should be hard to unlock though, since it has contact info for your co-conspirators.
This is good info, but if you’re putting yourself in a situation where you might get rounded up by cops (a protest, for example) you should not rely on being able to get to your phone quick enough to hit that.
While I agree, if you’re going to a situation like a protest, you should be using a burner phone anyway. And be expecting it to be seized.
Agree with this. Your burner phone still should be hard to unlock though, since it has contact info for your co-conspirators.