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Court Rules Police Can Force Users to Unlock iPhones With Fingerprints, But Not Passcodes

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.... Judge Steven C. Frucci ruled this week that giving police a fingerprint is akin to providing a DNA or handwriting sample or an actual key, which the law permits. A pass code, though, requires the defendant to divulge knowledge, which the law protects against, according to Frucci's written opinion....


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