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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone (gizmodo.com)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma to c/technology

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[–] AA5B 4 points 6 months ago

While I buy you’re general cynicism, it’s wrongly applied here …

It seems like we have both more and less protections than other places, for this instance.

while it’s not entirely settled case law, you can NOT be compelled to give up your passwords. Different states differ and they’re constantly trying
however biometrics are counted as public knowledge, so you have no protections

This is more of a scenario where legal contortions turn into huge inconsistencies, plus our legislature has refused to clarify so it’s all on the court system