@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 2 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up137arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]news[email protected][email protected]
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.com@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 2 months agomessage-square9file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]news[email protected][email protected]
=T I don’t mean to be depressing, but courts don’t limit police power. Police are an extension of the courts’ power.
minus-square@alphanerd4OPMlink1•edit-22 months agowell yeah, but they didn’t use that anywhere in their legal justification. they’re claiming the authority to treat anyone in this way.
well yeah, but they didn’t use that anywhere in their legal justification. they’re claiming the authority to treat anyone in this way.