Robert Phillips
- Ref # CAB00087
- February 01, 2019
Passwords, Biometric Features, and Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination:
Passwords, Biometric Features, and Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination:
Robert C. Phillips
DDA (Ret)
February, 2019
An interesting debate has surfaced recently concerning a criminal suspect’s Fifth Amendment self-incrimination rights as they relate to passwords and certain “biometric” features, used to prevent third party access to cellphones and other digital or electronic devices. The issue recently came to a head when federal Magistrate Judge © 2026 Legal Updates, LLC.
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