Because at least one judge thinks (with reasons I suspect will be sustained) that the police can make you use your fingerprint to unlock things, even if they can't force you to enter a PIN or password.
Originally shared by +Al Hunt:
Ohhhhhhhhh…. Kay.
Cops can make you unlock your smartphone with fingerprint, says judge
Cops can force you to unlock your smartphone with your fingerprint, but can’t force you to unlock it with your passcode, according to a judge in Virginia.
Maybe I should key mine to my noseprint.
yup. I'm never using it now.