Sentences with phrase «access a device belonging»

In the interim, though, the vast majority of iPhones today are secured by Touch ID, a fact which, interestingly enough, has made it easier for law enforcement authorities to access a device belonging to a criminal or suspect who has died.

Some privacy advocates feel a warrant should be provided before police access a device belonging to someone no longer alive, with their own hand.

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For those of you who shop at Best Buy and belong to their Reward Zone program, they recently released a version of their app for BlackBerry devices so members can access their account.

Senior U.S. officials have sought in recent months to revive a debate over whether encryption on devices should be weakened to allow law enforcement easier access to data belonging to criminal suspects.

Law enforcement officials are revisiting proposals that would require tech companies to build backdoor access into electronic devices to allow for better access to data in criminal investigations, reports The New York Times.This is an issue that was heavily debated following the 2016 legal dispute between Apple and the FBI over the iPhone 5c that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.