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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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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 5 months ago

Not if I cut off my thumbs first.

j/k I use a password.

[–] firefly@neon.nightbulb.net -5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

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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