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.
    • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      By physical here, they mean using your biometrics by force. They’re still not allowed to beat you with a rubber hose.

      A court, however, can force you to give up a password or hold you in contempt (which is essentially the rubber hose option). Having false unlocks defeats that