DC Appeals Court: Compelling Fingerprint Production To Unlock Phones Violates Fifth Amendment
Well, well, well: let’s get this circuit split started! In completely unexpected news, the DC Court of Appeals has ruled [PDF] that compelling someone to unlock a device using their finger is a violation of Fifth Amendment protections that disallow forcing someone to testify against themselves. (h/t Gabriel Malor on Bluesky) Most courts have ruled […]