{"id":6859,"date":"2012-04-05T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T19:42:36","slug":"en-US","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=6859","title":{"rendered":"Geekosystem: “FBI Can\u2019t Crack Pimp\u2019s Phone\u2019s Pattern Lock, Serves Google With Warrant”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geekosystem: FBI Can\u2019t Crack Pimp\u2019s Phone\u2019s Pattern Lock, Serves Google With Warrant<\/a> by James Plafke:<\/p>\n

The FBI secured a pimp\u2019s Samsung Android phone as part of a case following a former pimp released on parole who seemed to be partaking in pimping activities once again, specifically through the use of his Android phone. The pimp previously signed a Fourth Amendment search rights waiver, which allowed the FBI to search his home and property at any time without a court order. When he turned over his phone, he didn\u2019t unlock the device, even though his parole conditions prevented him from hiding or locking digital files, but claimed the phone belonged to his sister. Amusingly, the FBI couldn\u2019t crack the phone\u2019s unlock pattern, and then served a warrant to Google, Android\u2019s developer, to help them unlock the phone.<\/p>\n

The FBI obtained a warrant to search the phone last month, but weren\u2019t able to crack it due to the phone\u2019s swipe password lock, which can actually be easily defeated \u2014 either by simply looking at the smudges on the phone\u2019s screen, or because you\u2019re the FBI and should have access to a variety of cracking tools and skilled employees who know how to use them. The FBI attempted the password too many times, which locked the phone, which in turn could only be unlocked using the phone owner\u2019s Google account credentials. As you could imagine, the pimp refused to cooperate, so the FBI served Google with a warrant in order to get the Android developers to help out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the logical step. See ZDnet.com: “Woman who pleaded Fifth in password case now citing Fourth”<\/a>. If the owner of the phone can plead the Fifth, then the government has to attempt to use a search warrant to get into the phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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