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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court

Dec. 1, 2017

Issues with biometrics: Here’s looking at you, Fed

The iPhone X's facial recognition feature sure is cool. But what will it mean when it comes to your privacy, Fifth Amendment and other rights?

Jason S. Leiderman

Law Offices of Jay Leiderman

Email: Jay@Criminal-Lawyer.me

"Jay" Leiderman is an attorney in Ventura who specializes in hacking and computer crime.

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Issues with biometrics: Here’s looking at you, Fed
An Apple executive talks about the new Face ID feature during the company's event at the new Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, Sept. 12. (New York Times News Service)

HACKING THE LAW

I'm writing these first few lines on my brand new iPhone X. The phone is super cool, but for the fact that I'm still learning all of the new moves that I have to use to manipulate the machine in the absence of a home button. There's an awful lot of swiping here and there.

The most promoted feature if the iPhone X -- said to be the wave of the future -- is that the X uses facial recognition so...

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