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Virginia police can now force you to unlock your smartphone with your fingerprint
ZDNet Zero Day ^
| October 31, 2014 -- 13:59 GMT
| By Zack Whittaker
Posted on 10/31/2014 2:57:14 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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Virginia Circuit Court Judge rules police can force you to use your fingerprint to open your phone "It's the same as taking your fingerprint for ID purposes." PING!
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posted on
10/31/2014 2:59:54 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
So does this mean if you have a biometric lock on your front door they can force you to open it so they can rummage through your domicile?
It's the same, exact principle.
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:00:00 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Any energy source that requires a subsidy is, by definition, "unsustainable.")
To: Swordmaker
I don’t use fingerprint smartphone locking. Nevertheless, there is one finger I would be happy to show these guys.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
So does this mean if you have a biometric lock on your front door they can force you to open it so they can rummage through your domicile? It's the same, exact principle. With a search warrant, they can break the door down. So yes, this is the same exact principle.
To: Swordmaker
Another communists liberal judge.
To: yorkiemom; null and void; laplata; Gluteus Maximus; Salvavida; Foundahardheadedwoman; baddog 219; ..
CWII Spark Ping — Another “we don’t need no stinkin` warrant!”-style ruling.
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:06:23 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: Swordmaker
The authorities can make force your finger on your smartphone, but they can’t force you to stay home under quarantine.
To: OneWingedShark
Another we dont need no stinkin` warrant!-style ruling.
Nope.
Doesn't say it can be done without a warrant.
In fact, the Supreme Court has already ruled that it can't be: Police examination of cell phones without a warrant is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, unanimous, 9-0, Riley v. California (06/25/2014).
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:17:19 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(His first name is 'Unarmed,' and his given middle name is 'Teenager.')
To: Swordmaker
They already legally own your assets, your work products, and even your physical person. But they want to own your mind most of all...
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:19:28 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
([CTRL-GALT-DELETE])
To: Swordmaker
Does this mean I need to require a passcode AND the fingerprint if I want to protect the phone from prying eyes of lawless cops?
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:25:04 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(4 main US grps: conservatives, useless idiots (aka RINOs), marxists and useful idiots (aka liberals))
To: Swordmaker
At least with a PIN, you can say you forgot it ...
To: Defiant
It means Apple needs to let users designate a different one of their fingers to switch the phone into pass code required to unlock mode.
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:30:05 PM PDT
by
csivils
To: csivils
I would use the pinky toe on my left foot! Good luck coppers!
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:40:17 PM PDT
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Defiant
Not lawless. Lawful...after they’ve gotten a warrant, which is what the ruling is about.
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:41:21 PM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Mr. Jeeves
They won’t be happy until you enthusiastically celebrate their tyranny and perversion.
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posted on
10/31/2014 3:47:18 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(Polling: The art of determining how badly the people have been duped by the last poll.)
To: Swordmaker
Dumb judge...iOS 8/iPhone requires the passcode (not fingerprint) after reboots/power offs...just power off your phone if police are coming your way...problem solved!
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posted on
10/31/2014 4:05:32 PM PDT
by
Drago
To: Swordmaker
Always turn phone completely OFF when being pulled over so touch doesn’t work till passcode is entered. Doesn’t touch, not used after 24 or 48 hours require passcode entry as well ?
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posted on
10/31/2014 4:09:57 PM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Drago
half a minute post ....:o)
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posted on
10/31/2014 4:11:04 PM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Drago
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posted on
10/31/2014 4:11:51 PM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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