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LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones

Posted by Soulskill on from the sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant dept.

jfruhlinger writes "People are starting to comb through the details of the law enforcement documents made public by LulzSec. Blogger Kevin Fogarty noticed one interesting trend: The cops seem very anxious about iPhones, particularly apps that would allow encounters with police officers to be recorded. Ironically, the cops seem extremely concerned with protecting their own privacy, but the documents encourage police to examine iPhones during the course of interacting with the public to see what apps they have."

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  1. Re:Funny... by syntheticmemory · · Score: 5, Funny

    What have they got to hide, some illegal activity?

  2. Re:Next Killer App by blueg3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only they mentioned such an app in TFA.

    Oh wait.

  3. Re:Funny... by carpenoctem63141 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't get it, how does this situation at all resemble a black fly in your Chardonnay?

  4. Re:Even More Interesting... by Archwyrm · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Need all records of your illicit and illegal business wiped when your phone is confiscated by police and in a Faraday bag? There's an app for that!"

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