Judge rules that cops can't force you to use fingerprints or facial recognition to open your phone

According to Apple Insider, Judge Kanis Westmore, presiding over a case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, recently made a ruling that gives smartphone users more protection from law enforcement. The judge ruled that law enforcement cannot force a smartphone user to unlock his phone using any biometric technology. That means that the cops cannot force anyone to use their fingerprints, or a facial recognition system to open their device.

Previously, law enforcement was prohibited from forcing a smartphone user to open his handset ...

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