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Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

UK

Edit, source: https://www.saunders.co.uk/news/prosecuted-for-your-password/

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Can’t I just say I forgot my pin? They can’t prove I don’t have a shit memory.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That only works if you're rich

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Classic quality Land

[–] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You can use that argument but it will depend on if they believe you.

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

How can they prove guilt? Innocent until proven guilty under English common law, right?

[–] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

It's not about guilt. It's about whether or not you know the password. In most cases not knowing the password will be deemed improbable because the chances are extremely low. You'll have to provide a scenario where it becomes probable, and said scenario must be deemed probable as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 24 minutes ago

Nah, can't be, they said it was a European one and the UK voted to no longer be part of Europe. /s