In this tech age, Americans increasingly have much of their lives on their phones, tablets, and computers, but it also seems that each year we collectively lose more of our rights to privacy.
Unfortunately, yet another case in California has eroded our rights where it concerns our devices — in this case the right not to incriminate ourselves with our cell phone data.
At issue is a 9th Circuit Court decision that now allows police officers to forcibly place your thumb on your phone to unlock the device, so they can look through your data to their heart’s content.
One would think this case is clearly a violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, but the often left-wing court in California ruled otherwise.
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