Appeals court rules that cops can physically make you unlock your phone
reason.com
The 9th Circuit determined that forcibly mashing a suspect's thumb into his phone to unlock it was akin to fingerprinting him at the police station.
  • half_built_pyramids@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    5 months ago

    Worth noting, with the caveat that how criminals are treated could eventually become how everyone is treated on the right slippery slope:

    provisions of his parole required him to surrender any electronic devices and passcodes

    • Boozilla@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      Unfortunately the judge also ruled that it’s no different than forcing someone to give their fingerprints when you book them. If this sets a precedent, it could apply to anyone getting arrested, not just parolees / prior convicts.