News: Court allows police to force woman to unlock iPhone with Touch ID fingerprint
In a new front in the ongoing fight over iPhone encryption, federal officials in Los Angeles obtained a warrant allowing them to force a woman to unlock an iPhone by holding her fingerprint to the Touch ID scanner, the Los Angeles Times reports. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld decisions allowing police to access phone data with a search warrant and law enforcement’s right to compel a person in custody to provide a fingerprint without a judge’s…
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News: Court allows police to force woman to unlock iPhone with Touch ID fingerprint
