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Re:DPA blocks facial recognition system in Italy and MP prop... by ajdude on Thursday April 29, 2021 @12:57PM (#26983604)
In the U.S. at least, passwords are protected under the 5th amendment but you can be ordered to unlock a phone with a fingerprint or a face since it's something you are and not something you know.
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Re:DPA blocks facial recognition system in Italy and MP prop... by Mediterraneo10 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @01:12PM (#26983806)
> passwords are protected under the 5th amendment

This is not the case, at least, the law is not very settled in that direction. There has been at least one famous case [0] where an appeals court found that a defendant could be help in contempt of court and imprisoned for refusing to provide his password.

[0] https://www.theregister.com/2017/03/20/appeals_court_contemp...

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