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Federal Appeals Court: Cops Can Physically Make You Unlock Your Phone

As we keep more and more personal data on our phones, iPhone and Android devices now have some of the most advanced encryption technology in existence to keep that information safe from prying eyes. The easiest way around that, of course, is for someone to gain access to your phone. This week, a federal court decided that police officers can make you unlock your phone, even by physically forcing you to press your thumb against it. In November 2021, Jeremy Payne was pulled over by two California ...

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