Link: The feds still can’t get into Eric Adams’ phone

New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces charges of fraud, bribery, and more, and he claimed he forgot his phone password when subpoenaed.

Almost a year has passed, and federal prosecutors reveal that the FBI still cannot access his phone, posing a significant challenge to the investigation.

Adams handed over his phone the day after the warrant was served but claimed he'd forgotten the new password set just a day earlier.

He justified the password change as a measure to protect the phone's contents from being tampered with by his staff.

Legal precedents protect individuals from having to disclose their phone passwords to law enforcement, under the Fifth Amendment.

If unable to bypass the password, the FBI might use advanced forensic tools, like those from Cellebrite, which successfully unlocked another high-profile device in under an hour. #

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