"A Virginia Beach Circuit Court this week ruled that an individual in a criminal proceeding cannot be forced to divulge the passcode to his cellphone as it would violate the self-incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment. At the same time, the Court held that an individual can be compelled to give up his fingerprint to unlock Touch ID, or any fingerprint protected device for that matter." - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Court Rules That Touch Id Is Not Protected By The 5th amendment
Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 9:39am
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