Re:Feds Walk into a Building and Demand Everyone's Fingerpri...
by arkem on Monday October 17, 2016 @02:09AM
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The analogy that's sometimes used is that of a safe full of documents. Current case law says that you can be compelled to turn over a key but cannot be compelled to turn over a password [1].
The Department of Justice is saying that a fingerprint is more like a key than a password I guess. Or alternatively that unlocking phones is search and not testimony.
The EFF seems to be primarily objecting on the grounds that a search of "all devices in the building" is too vague to be a correct warrant.
The Department of Justice is saying that a fingerprint is more like a key than a password I guess. Or alternatively that unlocking phones is search and not testimony.
The EFF seems to be primarily objecting on the grounds that a search of "all devices in the building" is too vague to be a correct warrant.
[1] http://www.uclalawreview.org/the-fifth-amendment-encryption-...