Why Cellphone Passwords, Per Divided NJ High Court, Are Not 'Contents of One's Mind'
"In a world where the right to privacy is constantly shrinking, the Constitution provides shelter to our innermost thoughts—the contents of our minds—from the prying eyes of the government." Justice Jaynee LaVecchia said in dissent.
August 11, 2020 at 09:38 AM
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In a case involving the intersection of technology, privacy rights and law enforcement, the state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that neither federal nor state laws protected a former Essex County sheriff's officer, accused of texting and calling the target of a state narcotics investigation on ways to allude apprehension, from disclosing the pass codes to his iPhones.
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