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Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Amicitas@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Article doesn't mention how you're an asshole to all your friends and family if you handed your phone over.

Ethically, you'd need to get consent from every person you took a photo of and every person you've ever emailed or messaged. Once you get their permission to pass their data over to the police, only then can you hand your phone to them without being an asshole.