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Maryland Supreme Court: Police Can’t Search Digital Data When Users Revoke Consent
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This post was co-authored by EFF legal intern Virginia Kennedy
Under the Fourth Amendment, police can search your home, your computer, and other private spaces without a warrant or even probable cause if you freely and voluntarily consent to the search. But even when someone consents to a search, they should be able to change their mind. Say, for example, if a lawyer gives them better advice. But as a recent case from the Maryland Supreme Court demonstrates, searches …
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