Ain’t that some BS
Unless he was subpoenaed is this a crime?
The laws are now made up when needed and justice doesn’t matter. So, yes. Anything the authorities don’t like is a crime in a fascist regime.
How is this illegal?
Guy was innocent until they had proof of a crime. They didnt have any proof so boohoo for them. And they charged him of damaging property. Its his property, and its not damaged.
Everyone is cheering but the case was not thrown out yet. For now we just know this is technically possible which we knew already. Now we will find out if you can do this and not go to jail. I will cheer when this guy walks free.
what was the crime committed? I know they claim the guy “suppressed evidence”, but evidence must point towards a crime that is at least suspected.
It’s the US. The courts don’t have to let you go free just because you’re innocent.
Spoken like a non US citizen who watches too much bullshit on TV.
Haha spoken like an US citizen who knows shit about his own country:
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/why-do-innocent-people-go-to-and-stay-in-prison/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-rules-innocence-isnt-180246605.html?guccounter=1
https://ballotpedia.org/Jones_v._Hendrix
Justice Jackson wrote:
“Apparently, legally innocent or not, Jones must just carry on in prison regardless”
Prosecutors later charged Tunick under a federal statute that makes it unlawful to knowingly destroy or damage property to prevent authorities from seizing it. Tunick has pleaded not guilty.
Security experts also said they had not seen charges brought in this way before.
“With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,” said Sandvik.
Zip it with a password. Upload it a couple of places, download it when you get home. Simple as. Anyone can do it.
Anyone can do it.
Are you sure? My mom can’t tell the difference between posting on Facebook and doing a Google search.
The thing is, data isn’t just property. It is also speech. The right to remain silent is so fundamental to the legal system that a whole case can be thrown out if you are not reminded of this right while being arrested.
You have a right to remain silent but you don’t have a right to lie. This is super important legally. If you’re asked “what is your device pin” and you say nothing you’re OK, but if you say “my pin is 12345” and that’s actually your duress PIN then you can be in trouble for that.
I was speaking more broadly about the constitutionality of being charged under a destruction of property statute. In a sense, deleting your data is choosing to remain silent.
Friendly reminder that, per the fifth amendment, you are not required to disclose your passwords to the authorities under any circumstances. This protection does not apply to biometric authentication, so don’t enable those methods.
If you have iOS you can disable it quickly by spamming the power button (button on right hand side of screen) 5 times.
Same with android
I did that, and it tried to call 911
I wish I read more of this thread first. In GrapheneOS it first opened my camera app and then attempted calling 911. Freaked me out so much cause I was relaxing in bed with my titties out. Also the setting is called Emergency SOS if you want to disable it.
Wait, wait, wait, I want to hear more about this relaxation time
The thing with android lockdown is that it turns back off as soon as you unlock it. For something like going to an airport, I would go into settings and disable “use biometrics to unlock” under the biometric settings. Lockdown is more of an “oh shit” button, if you have the time to do it properly make it stick until you’re safe.
Good to know - thanks for pointing that out. On my version, if I were to simply shut down my phone, it requires a pin to start - no biometrics - and (iirc) the data contained within is encrypted until the pin is entered. So the smart play would be to simply shut it off, giben the opportunity?
I’m not saying “don’t use lockdown” or “don’t turn it off”. What I’m saying is in addition to that if you need to unlock it while you’re in the airport then you want it to not be unlockable from that point with biometrics. You want the pin to kick back on by default after it’s been unlocked and relocked.
