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Silversolverteal t1_is6tr0a wrote

Reply to comment by TravelingMan304 in Feds: Ex Louisville Police Officer Used Law Enforcement Tech To Help Hack Sexually Explicit Photos From Women by FuegoFerdinand

Why no biometrics? I'm just curious.

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Derago332 t1_is6uamc wrote

In the US, they can get a warrant to force you to unlock with biometics.

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Silversolverteal t1_is6vb86 wrote

Oh wow! Thank you for sharing!

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Morat20 t1_is74a3m wrote

Courts (in America -- although there might be a new case about this hovering around?) basically view passwords/PINs as speech. So you have a fifth amendment right (in general) where you cannot be compelled to tell them or unlock it for them.

Biometrics are seen as physical -- like a key to a lock, or your DNA -- which you can be compelled to provide. Forcing you give them up isn't seen as incriminating yourself any more than demanding your fingerprints are.

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