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Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules (arstechnica.com)
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Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules::Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.

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[โ€“] Mamertine@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard biometrics were not protected. As in you have to unlock your phone upon request. A code, pattern or other thing you know was treated differently from using your body to unlock your phone.

[โ€“] Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

In my state, police aren't allowed to use your fingerprint against you, but they can use facial recognition. It's backwards and doesn't make a ton of sense, but that's the state of affairs.