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To unlock phones, feds demand all occupants surrender fingerprints

U.S. investigators are exercising a broad legal authority to force suspects to unlock their smartphones. In a recent case, they demanded that anyone found inside a California residence comply by surrendering their fingerprints. In May, the federal prosecutors made the request as part of a search warrant. It comes as law enforcement agencies have been trying to find ways to bypass the security on smartphones. Despite the Fifth Amendment, a court in Virginia ruled in 2014 that compelling suspects to hand over biometric data, including fingerprints, is still legal.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3132117/to-unlock-phones-feds-demand-all-occupants-surrender-fingerprints.html

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