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Title: Court: Cops Can't Compel the Use of Body Parts to Unlock Phones Post by: HCK on January 17, 2019, 04:05:22 pm Court: Cops Can't Compel the Use of Body Parts to Unlock Phones
Authorities can't force people to unlock their biometrically secured phones or other devices, ruled a federal judge in California. "The Government may not compel or otherwise utilize fingers, thumbs, facial recognition, optical/iris, or any other biometric feature to unlock electronic devices," Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore wrote. Passcodes already are protected by the Fifth Amendment. Source: Court: Cops Can't Compel the Use of Body Parts to Unlock Phones (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85791.html?rss=1) |