Federal judge orders woman to unlock iPhone using her fingerprint

An article on ABC News about the case of a California woman who was ordered to unlock an iPhone using her fingerprint and the questions it raises about whether compelling a person to unlock their smartphone could infringe on their right against self-incrimination quotes Mark Bartholomew, professor of law. “It’s one of those things like always, technology is way ahead of the law,” he said. “These issues of passwords, biometric safeguards, at the same time law enforcement wants them, over time these are going to be teed up for the courts and Supreme Court to weigh in on it.” The article appeared on ABC affiliates around the nation, including WBAL-AM in Baltimore, KTIC-FM in Nebraska, KVNU-AM in Utah and WBT-AM in North Carolina.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/federal-judge-orders-woman-unlock-iphone-fingerprint/story?id=38813344

http://www.wbal.com/article/160657/109/federal-judge-orders-woman-to-unlock-iphone-using-her-fingerprint

http://kticradio.com/abc_national/federal-judge-orders-woman-to-unlock-iphone-using-her-fingerprint-abcid35675476/

http://www.610kvnu.com/national/03ba2ad3fe598148a053620c7c029d0d

http://wbt.com/federal-judge-orders-woman-to-unlock-iphone-using-her-fingerprint/