Author: Bradley Groene

Social Media Self-Incrimination – Think Before You Post

10.02.2015 in Legal Blog

This week, a Pennsylvania teen made national headlines when he was charged for the murder of a classmate after sending another classmate photo of himself with the body on Snapchat. Despite the Snap disappearing as usual, the recipient took a screenshot of the photograph and…

Smartphone Privacy: What Your Fifth Amendment Rights Entitle You

18.12.2014 in Legal Blog

Under the Fifth Amendment, all Americans have the right to refuse to give self-incriminating testimonials. This has for many years been interpreted to include passwords or passcodes. Luckily for most Americans, the courts have ruled that this includes smartphone passwords. This includes numeric codes (1234),…