This is one of those issues where Federal judges in different states have ruled differently, so eventually the Supreme Court will have to weigh in on the issue.

This is one of those issues where Federal judges in different states have ruled differently, so eventually the Supreme Court will have to weigh in on the issue. For instance: >A US judge last week denied police a warrant to unlock a number of devices using biometrics identifiers like fingerprints and faces, extending more privacy to device owners than previous recent cases. The order comes from Northern California Federal District Judge Kandis Westmore in response to a request by the government to search and seize the devices found at a premises in Oakland, California, connected to two suspects. The judge… made clear that she believes device owners should not have to testify against themselves, in accordance with US Fifth Amendment protection. "Even if probable cause exists to seize devices located during a lawful search based on a reasonable belief that they belong to a suspect, probable cause does not permit the Government to compel a suspect to waive rights otherwise afforded by the Constitution, including the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination," she wrote in her order. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/14/biometric_device_access/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/14/biometric_device_ac...