NJ Supreme Court rules you can be forced to give up your phone’s passcodeOnly using a passcode may not protect you from law enforcement anymore.
What you need to know
A ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court came out Monday.
It compelled a defendant to provide his phone's passcode to investigators.
The ruling elevates the fight between law enforcement and privacy advocates.
Using a passcode instead of biometric authentication may no longer protect your data from law enforcement.
Reported by northjersey.com, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that a criminal defendant can be forced to provide the passcode to their phone to investigators. The court rejected the argument from the defense that this violated one's rights against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
In a closely watched case, the state's top court narrowly sided with prosecutors seeking access to the phone data of a former Essex County sheriff's officer accused of secretly working with a Bloods street gang. The court ruled 4-3,...
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NJ Supreme Court rules you can be forced to give up your phone’s passcode
