The only way she could see her mom was to get a job at her nursing home. So, she did. Assisted living facilities and senior homes all over the U.S. have closed their doors to visitors for the health of their staff and residents. This is a scary time for the elderly people in these […]
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The Indiana Supreme Court will consider when the government can compel a person to unlock a smartphone as part of an investigation. The state’s highest court is set to hear oral argument April 18 in Seo v. State, a case that tugs at the tension between constitutional and privacy rights and law enforcement’s investigatory needs.
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WABASH, Ind. (CN) – In a case involving an accused stalker, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday over whether police can force criminal suspects to unlock or decrypt their cellphones. The hearing centered on a woman named Katelin Seo, who was asked to unlock her cellphone for criminal investigators after she was charged
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Please enable Javascript to watch this video CARMEL, Ind. – Smartphones are just that, smart! And when you put a password on them, they’re even smarter, encrypting everything on your phone. About 95 percent of Americans have cell phones and 77 percent have smartphones, according to Pew Research. Many of them are password protected. It
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The Indiana Supreme Court is hearing the case of a woman who refused to unlock her cellphone for police in a stalking investigation. Attorneys in the case say the court’s decision could undermine privacy interests and constitutional rights, or public safety and law enforcement. The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a case
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court is hearing the case of a woman who refused to unlock her cellphone for police in a stalking investigation. Attorneys in the case say the court’s decision could undermine privacy interests and constitutional rights, or public safety and law enforcement. The Supreme Court will hear arguments next
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Supreme Court is hearing the case of a woman who refused to unlock her cellphone for police in a stalking investigation. Attorneys in the case say the court’s decision could undermine privacy interests and constitutional rights, or public safety and law enforcement. The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in
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CLOSE Smartphone encryption keeps your data safe, but it also poses challenges for law enforcement. How does it work? Stephen J. Beard/IndyStar, Indianapolis Star A smartphone can reveal a lot about a person. “Your life is on your mobile device,” said Westfield defense attorney William Webster. “It’s very personal in nature, and really kind of
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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — The passcode to your cell phone may not be as private as you think. The Indiana Supreme Court will soon decide whether police can legally compel you to reveal that passcode, even if you don’t want to. Next month, Indiana’s five Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments in Seo v. State
When EFF preaches about the benefits of using device encryption on smartphones, one of the most frequent questions we get is whether the police can force you to turn over your passcode or unlock the device. The answer should be no. The Fifth Amendment states that no one can be forced to be “a witness against himself,”
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