Appeals court rules that cops can physically make you unlock your phone
reason.com
The 9th Circuit determined that forcibly mashing a suspect's thumb into his phone to unlock it was akin to fingerprinting him at the police station.
  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    So if you have a fingerprint smart lock cops don’t need a warent to enter your house?

    A phone is also property owned by you. Or by the company you work for, so it’s not even yours.