The Newest Password Technology Is Making Your Phone Easier for Police to Search
▻https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/face-recognition-iphone-unlock-police-force/572353
For the first time, police have compelled a suspect to unlock his phone using Face ID. The case reveals an interesting inversion : More advanced password technology is less protected from police seizure. In August, the 28-year-old Grant Michalski was implicated as part of a ring of men sharing images and videos of a young girl, the daughter of one of the ring’s members, being sexually abused. The FBI arrived at Michalski’s home with the authority to require him to unlock his iPhone X using (...)
