A judge in Virginia has ruled that the police can require you to unlock your smartphone with a fingerprint, but not with a passcode, Mashable reports.
The seeming inconsistency here comes from the different ways passwords and physical authentication are treated. While a fingerprint is “like handing in a DNA sample or a physical key, which citizens can already be legally compelled to give to police”, a passcode is considered ‘knowledge,’ which is protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Police can make you unlock your phone with a fingerprint - judge
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