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Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by camillomiller on Thursday March 31, 2016 @03:00AM (#11395463)
The suspect is alive. They can use his fingerprint for the 6. I think the case here is about the iPod touch, that has a similar security level as an iPhone 5c
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Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by mikeash on Thursday March 31, 2016 @12:33PM (#11398450)
They can use his fingerprint, if they did it within 48 hours of the last time he unlocked his phone with the passphrase, and if he didn't shut the phone off or make five failed fingerprint attempts in a row.

I'm guessing it's been well over 48 hours since the suspect last had access to this phone, so that would no longer apply.

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