February 14, 2020

Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years

The US Court of Appeals ruled that he couldn't continue to be held for refusing to give up his passcodes.

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November 26, 2019

Court says suspect can’t be forced to reveal 64-character password

We have to protect the constitutional rights of the innocent, and that can mean shielding guilty-as-hell child abusers, the court said.

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October 22, 2019

Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device

It's not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it's a “foregone conclusion" that she knows her phone passcode.

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April 26, 2019

Cops can try suspect’s fingers on locked iPhones found at crime scene

A Massachusetts federal district judge gave cops a warrant to force-unlock iPhones with the suspect's fingers.

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January 16, 2019

Feds can’t force you to unlock your phone with finger or face, says judge

The landmark decision asserts the same legal protection for biometrics that we're given for passcodes.

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November 01, 2018

Passcodes are protected by Fifth Amendment, says court

The government isn't really after the password, after all; it's after any potential evidence it protects. In other words: fishing expedition.

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October 02, 2018

Suspect forced to unlock iPhone with his face

The order so far hasn't raised Fifth Amendment objections either, your face being something you are, rather than something you know.

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September 04, 2018

How refusing to give police your Facebook password can lead to prison

A suspect will be jailed for 14 months for refusing to hand over his Facebook password to detectives investigating a 13-year-old's murder.

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August 31, 2018

Forcing iPhone unlock violates Fifth Amendment, says Court of Appeals

Police want to unlock the iPhone of a woman who accused a man of rape after it was alleged that she was actually stalking him.

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