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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules(arstechnica.com)

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The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

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firefly@neon.nightbulb.net
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If you were dumb enough to put your thumbprint into the phone in the first place then they already have it and they can access it through the modem. The courts are playing a kabuki theater or cabaret skit.

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nomadjoanne@lemmy.world
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You sure about that? Isn’t the hash stored on the secure element? I don’t doubt some right high rolling actors can get in there but it doesn’t sound that trivial.

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Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works
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It’s a real shiny kit you could say. The password is Wash too. Says so in the comics even though they know it ain’t the same as him.

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they can access most phones through modem exploits regardless of whether you have fingerprint.

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