With the launch of Apple's iPhone X, a pertinent question ended up becoming the agenda: Can an individual be forced to unlock a device by looking at it? According to Forbes, a case of forced unlocking already happened during an attack in August.
At the time, the FBI raided the home of Grant Michalski, suspected of having sent and received child pornography. The officers were carrying a search warrant, which allowed them to search for evidence on the suspect's computer. During the hunt, they found an iPhone X.
Agents asked Michalski to unlock the iPhone through Face ID, which he ended up doing. They "put the (device) into airplane mode and examined it by looking through the files and folders manually and documenting the findings with images."
Even with Michalski's cooperation, the device ended up being blocked. They requested a second search warrant, which provides a more thorough search of the device.
"Traditionally, using a person's face as evidence or to obtain evidence would be considered legal," said Jerome Greco, a lawyer for the Legal Aid Society. "But never before have so many people's own faces been the key to unlocking so much of their private information."
Fonte: Forbes The Verge
