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		stordoff on Jan 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Fi... > Passcodes, on the other hand are often testimonial. Entering the combination to a safe proves you probably had ownership/control of the safe, for example. Is this not also true for face/fingerprint ID? Proving the face/fingerprint ID proves you probably had ownership control of the device.

pc86 on Jan 15, 2019 [–]

No more than having it in your pocket when you get arrested, or it being in the apartment that you share with nobody else, etc.

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