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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday March 26 2017, @12:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the good-luck-with-that dept.

In a filing, prosecutors have said that they are currently extracting data from locked phones seized from over 100 alleged rioters:

In new filings, prosecutors told a court in Washington, DC that within the coming weeks, they expect to extract all data from the seized cellphones of more than 100 allegedly violent protesters arrested during the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also said that this search is validated by recently issued warrants. [...] "All of the Rioter Cell Phones were locked, which requires more time-sensitive efforts to try to obtain the data," Jennifer Kerkhoff, an assistant United States attorney, wrote.

Also at BuzzFeed, CNET, and The Verge.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @11:25AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @11:25AM (#484573)

    What exactly is happening here that's "how it's supposed to work".

    These phones were seized/stolen months ago, without any warrants. If these people were 'violently protesting' then I assume the cops have evidence of that BEFORE they arrested all of them and before starting to seize property. Since they are still called 'alleged rioters', no such evidence probably exist, hence the phishing expedition on the phones. Yes, they are "doing it by the book", but that's just to make sure whatever they can come up with next will 'stick'.