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FBI Tries To Force Google To Unlock Users Android Phone
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14 Mar ’12 - 11:20 pm
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http://yro.slashdot......roid-phone

"Those multi-gesture passcode locks on Android phones that give users (and their spouses) fits apparently present quite a challenge for the FBI as well. Frustrated by a swipe passcode on the seized phone of an alleged gang leader, FBI officials have requested a search warrant that would force Google to 'provide law enforcement with any and all means of gaining access, including login and password information, password reset, and/or manufacturer default code ("PUK"), in order to obtain the complete contents of the memory of cellular telephone.' The request is part of a case involving an alleged gang leader and human trafficker named Dante Dears in California. Dears served several years in prison for his role in founding a gang in California called PhD, and upon his release he went back to his activities with the gang, according to the FBI's affidavit."

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I dont see anything wrong with this action in regards to this specific case. But I can see where people could take this down a road of conspiracy.

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As long as the search is based on a search warrant it's OK. That process was specifically designed so that LEO's are forced to go through a probable cause process and convince a judge to agree. It's a once off, single case that has a specific, transparent reason for the request.

It's a whole different story if they are writing a law or policy that will allow this type of search en masse.

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