Since courts have ruled that providing a DNA or blood sample is not a  
violation of your 5th amendment rights, it is likely that providing a  
fingerprint would also not be a violation.

On Feb 21, 2008, at 11:46 AM, Mike Hale wrote:

> Hmm...
>
> Good question.  I would say no, but in that case the suspect isn't
> really testifying against him/herself.  Biometrics are more similar to
> token-based authentication than password-based, and hence more subject
> to seizure by Law Enforcement.
>
> On 2/21/08, Ali, Saqib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On 2/21/08, Mike Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> The big difference is the fact that a key is a physical object.
>>> A password is not.
>>
>> wot if the data was protected by a biometric device (e.g. fingerprint
>> reader). can you force Boucher to unlock the the encrypted vault by
>> swipping his finger on the scanner?
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