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Should police be allowed to search phones with kill switches without a warrant?
Added Jan 12, 2016
American law enforcement has long advocated for universal "kill switches" in cellphones to cut down on mobile device thefts. Now the Department of Justice argues that the same remote locking and data-wiping technology represents a threat to police investigations–one that means they should be free to search phones without a warrant. More: wired.com.