FBI Forced Suspect To Unlock His iPhone X Through Face ID (engadget.com)

In what may be a world first, the FBI has forced a suspect to unlock his iPhone X using Apple's Face ID feature. From a report: Agents in Columbus, Ohio entered the home of 28-year-old Grant Michalski, who was suspected of child abuse, according to court documents spotted by Forbes. With a search warrant in hand, they forced him to put his face on front of the device to unlock it. They were then able to freely search for his photos, chats and any other potential evidence. The FBI started investigating Michalski after discovering his ad on Craigslist titled "taboo." Later, they discovered emails in which he discussed incest and sex with minors with another defendant, William Weekly.

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Re:Can they do that?

[lgw]

It shlouldn't surprise anyone that the US government has thrown the Bill of Rights in the shitter, since it's awfully inconvenient for totalitarian rule. And given the ongoing drama over confirming a justice who cares about the text of the Constitution, we'll continue sliding down the slope. Unconstitutional searches are mandatory at every courthouse, have been for years.

Make no mistake, "protecting abortion" is the pretense for opposing justices who support the Constitution, but the actual goal is removal to any impediment to government power. (Otherwise, when the Dems had all three branches, they would have passed a federal law legalizing abortion, taking it out of the hands of the SCOTUS - but they in no way care about the actual issue, so of course they didn't.)