Call it stupid, but I factory reset my phone just before returning to the U.S. and dealing with Customs.That's stupid. For one the probability is very high that no one is trying to access your phone. And secondly you will needlessly wipe your phone if you ever forget the password.Interesting story.
I'm gonna disable the biometric and install something that wipes the phone after 3 failed attempts. (Android)
My phone is always ready for a factory reset, so doesn't matter but in that case I will have that function. Even if you are innocent you can be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Call it stupid, but I factory reset my phone just before returning to the U.S. and dealing with Customs.
Restore is no big deal for me.
That's stupid. For one the probability is very high that no one is trying to access your phone. And secondly you will needlessly wipe your phone if you ever forget the password..
Amen. There's no reason that compels me to unwillfully share my email messages, contact lists, photos, etc., no matter how benign they may be. Consider the numerous instances where the U.S. TSA maligns the infirm elderly confined to a wheelchair, or physically contact children in ways that would be considered sexual abuse if you or I were to do that. Why would anyone voluntarily submit to such abuse. And U.S. Customs is a far greater threat to power abuses.I wanna decide who can access my stuff and I don't care if that is the police or someone else. It's my property.
“If they arrest you for anything — whether it’s drugs, guns, you name it — and an electronic device is nearby, they can get a search warrant and search it. And if you don’t provide that information to search it, to unlock, because you want to keep the information private, we’ll put you in jail,” said Leduc ( Montanez’s lawyer ).
This is for real? Don't USA citizens have the right to refuse to cooperate on the investigation or to testify against themselves? Aren't they protected by the law in terms of not giving access to any personal information to the government or local force?