The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

  • Possibly linux
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    -137 months ago

    Careful locking your device before the cops get there. It could be considered tampering with evidence.

    • @AtariDump
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      97 months ago

      Got any evidence to back that up?

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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      37 months ago

      In the States police can bust you on false charges and it will typically (but not always) fly in court.

      They also have strong phone cracking software, despite what FBI says about piles of evidence locked away in phones.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      Even if this is true, and I’m not arguing that it isn’t, if you’ve committed a different crime with a worse punishment, you’ll have to take that into consideration.