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This is about unlocking electronic equipment (phones) based on biometrics and not pin/passwords. I suppose the logic behind it is that the police are already al
by GreaterFool 9y ago
This is about unlocking electronic equipment (phones) based on biometrics and not pin/passwords. I suppose the logic behind it is that the police are already allowed to do similar things. They can use physical force to restrain for instance. They can search one's possessions.
Or consider fingerprinting. What would happen if one were to refuse getting fingerprinted and made trouble? Are police allowed to use force in that case?
- shostack 9y agoThe only reason police organizations are making it about biometrics is because they have an easier time getting that then getting laws changed to compel pin/password unlocking. But make no mistake, this is all about getting unfettered access to everything bit of data they can without a warrant. They saw an easy opening to circumvent existing laws and they jumped for it.
- ball_of_lint 9y agoWhich is terrifying. Its kind of a slippery slope argument, but how far is this from mandating universal backdoors in encryption?
- jopsen 9y ago> This is about unlocking electronic equipment (phones) based on biometrics and not pin/passwords That makes more sense... Similar to how the police can require you to unlock the trunk of your car. It's a physical key.