Utah Supreme Court says suspects can refuse to hand over phone passwords to the police
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Utah's state Supreme Court has upheld a court of appeals ruling, finding in the State v. Valdez that the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination allows criminal suspects...

Utah Supreme Court says suspects can refuse to hand over phone passwords to the police | Other state Supreme Courts disagree and the case would wind up before the US Supreme Court::undefined

  • Scirocco@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    It’s pretty well established that any biometric can just be taken from you — facial recognition is super easy and it won’t be hard to force your thumb onto the sensor.

    This is also the case for things like blood draw for blood alcohol testing.

    The only unlock key that’s (probably) truly yours is something inside your brain.