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  • U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider if Fifth Amendment Protects Passwords

    U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider if Fifth Amendment Protects Passwords

    The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, two of the nation’s largest defenders of digital privacy, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop criminal prosecutors from forcing people to unlock their own mobile phones, under the argument that the U.S. Constitution’s protection against self-incrimination applies equally to passwords.