USA: Why the Constitution Can Protect Passwords But Not Fingerprint Scans

11 November 2014
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A portable fingerprint scanner is displayed at the Biometrics Conference and Exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Peter Macdiarmid—Getty Images
<p itemprop="alternativeHeadline" class="article-excerpt">Fingerprint scans are more secure, except when it comes to the Fifth Amendment.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Cellphone fingerprint passcodes weren’t on James Madison’s mind when he authored the Fifth Amendment, a constitutional protection with roots in preventing torture by barring&nbsp;self-incriminating testimonials&nbsp;in court cases.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p>
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