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Authorities Can”t Force Suspects to Unlock Phones with Biometrics

Rules California Court”

Source: A California court has ruled that government agencies cant compel suspects to unlock their smart devices with biometric authentication because it violates the self-incrimination clause in the Fifth Amendment. This applies even if a warrant has been granted to search the persons residence. The decision was made after law enforcement filed for a search warrant while investigating two suspects in Oakland, California, allegedly involved in Facebook extortion case. The men were accused of using Facebook Messenger to harass and threaten another man with publishing a humiliating video online.”]

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