Microsoft has said that it's ending support for passwords in its Authenticator app starting August 1, 2025.

https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html #Microsoft #Authenticator #Passcodes #Passkeys #Security #Tech

Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025

Microsoft will end password support in Authenticator by August 2025, shifting to Microsoft account syncing via Edge.

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Utah high court rules suspects don’t have to provide police with phone passcodes
https://therecord.media/utah-supreme-court-phone-unlocking-ruling-fifth-amendment #utah #police #phone #passcodes #privacy #FifthAmendment
Utah high court rules suspects don’t have to provide police with phone passcodes

Utah justices concluded that cell phone passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment, which gives Americans the right not to self-incriminate under oath.

Suspects Can Refuse To Provide Phone Passcodes To Police, Court Rules - Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued (PDF) today by Utah's state Supreme Court. The questions a...

Suspects can refuse to provide #phone #passcodes to police, court rules
Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to #police under the US Constitution's #FifthAmendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued today by #Utah's state Supreme Court.
Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for #SupremeCourt review. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/suspects-can-refuse-to-provide-phone-passcodes-to-police-court-rules/ #privacy
Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules

Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.

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Suspects can refuse to provide phone #passcodes to #police court rules

Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution's #FifthAmendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued today by Utah's state Supreme Court. The questions addressed in the ruling could eventually be taken up by the US #SupremeCourt, whether through review of this case or a similar one.
#utah #scotus #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1991289

Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules

Phone-unlocking case law is "total mess," may be ripe for Supreme Court review.

Ars Technica

EFF to Supreme Court: Fifth Amendment Protects People from Being Forced to Enter or Hand Over Cell Phone Passcodes to the Police
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-supreme-court-fifth-amendment-protects-people-being-forced-enter-or-hand-over

The EFF today asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling undermining Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and find that constitutional safeguards prevent police from forcing people to provide or use passcodes for their cell phones...

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EFF to Supreme Court: Fifth Amendment Protects People from Being Forced to Enter or Hand Over Cell Phone Passcodes to the Police

WASHINGTON, D.C.β€”The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling undermining Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and find that constitutional safeguards prevent police from forcing people to provide or use passcodes for their cell...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF to Supreme Court: #FifthAmendment Protects People from Being Forced to Enter or Hand Over Cell Phone #Passcodes to the Police - ⁦β€ͺ@eff‬⁩

Lower Court Ruling Undermining Protections Against Self Incrimination Should Be Reversed
#scotus #5thamendment #privacy #security

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-supreme-court-fifth-amendment-protects-people-being-forced-enter-or-hand-over

EFF to Supreme Court: Fifth Amendment Protects People from Being Forced to Enter or Hand Over Cell Phone Passcodes to the Police

WASHINGTON, D.C.β€”The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling undermining Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and find that constitutional safeguards prevent police from forcing people to provide or use passcodes for their cell...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years - The US Court of Appeals ruled that he couldn't continue to be held for refusing to give up his pas... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/02/14/suspect-who-refused-to-decrypt-hard-drives-released-after-four-years/ #childpornography #fifthamendment #francisrawls #encryption #law&order #harddrive #passcodes #contempt #privacy #apple
Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years

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Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device - It's not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it's a β€œforegone concl... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/10/22/woman-ordered-to-type-in-iphone-passcode-so-police-can-search-device/ #foregoneconclusion #compelledunlock #fifthamendment #5thamendment #appealscourt #constitution #forcedunlock #law&order #passcodes #passwords #privacy #iphone #unlock #apple #ios
Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device

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