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Re:Feds Walk into a Building and Demand Everyone's Fingerpri... by sliverstorm on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:50AM (#12726127)
To be clear I don't think it's unreasonable, it just seems it would be difficult to define & enforce, because it's already matter of public record. For example, what if the fingerprint was lifted from the scene of the crime? Can you use that to unlock the phone?
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Re:Feds Walk into a Building and Demand Everyone's Fingerpri... by basch on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:58AM (#12726221)
if your house key is laying outside, can they use it without a warrant?
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