Forbes has discovered what is believed to be the first known case of police using Face ID to gain access to a suspect’s phone data, by requiring the person to present his face to the iPhone X found on his person.
Everything appears to be conducted legitimately, with law enforcement using their search warrant as authorization for the Face ID unlock. US law does not give the same protections to a person’s biometrics data in the same way as a PIN code that exists only in a person’s mind. This case will no doubt spur discussion about whether the law should be changed.
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