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Florida Search Warrant Rules in the Digital Age: Phones, Texts, and Social Media

Key Takeaways ·  If Florida Police arrest you, they will inevitably confiscate your cell phone and perhaps other digital devices. ·  This raises the question of what rights police have to search your phone or other digital devices if they suspect you of a crime. ·  Tallahassee criminal defense attorney Zach Ward notes that police generally need a Florida search warrant to access most digital data, though there are exceptions.   ·  While your text messages and other private information on digital devices are generally protected from warrantless...

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