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.
  • RaiderkevEnglish
    41·
    10 months ago

    Or power it off when they ask for it to disable biometric unlock.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Not always an option. Sometimes reaching for your phone to turn it off will get you killed. Just don’t use biometrics.