EFF reports that the San Mateo county district attorney will withdraw the Gizmodo iPhone 4 warrant. Jason Chen gets his stuff back. But the ordeal may not be over: "The police could (for example) attempt to subpoena the same material without running afoul of section 1524(g) and still proceed with their case." A case, huh? Did someone say something about a free case? I'll be here all week.
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Jul 16, 2010
Gizmodo editor Jason Chen to finally get his stuff back: San Mateo D.A. withdraws iPhone warrant
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