A man suspected of drug possession in Norway has been ordered to use his fingerprint to unlock an iPhone the police believes stores crucial evidence.The country's courts have given the police the authority to force the man's thumb onto the Touch ID component of his smartphone, thus unlocking it and giving them access to its contents to help with their case.According to local website Bergensavisen, the man, who reportedly admitted he was culpable, has refused to unlock his iPhone for police since being charged.However, MacRumors noted that Touch ID requires a passcode as supplemental verification after 48 hours of disuse, a restart, or three failed fingerprint entry attempts. The accused was arrested on January 25, so it may be impossible for authorities to unlock his iPhone with Touch ID without taking additional measures.In mid-2015, a Virginia court ruled that fingerprints, unlike passwords and passcodes, are not protected by the Fifth Amendment.In his ruling, Judge Steven C. Frucci opined that “giving police a fingerprint is akin to providing a DNA or handwriting sample or an actual key,” which is permitted under federal law.
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