jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down10·7 months ago Only use passwords/passcords. only they are secure against this totalitarian bullshit. Oh sweet summer child. Password is as easily beaten out of you as biometric.
minus-squaredeweydecibel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoIf we’re talking about a situation where they can just straight up beat you legally until you give them a passcode, then what’s on your phone likely doesn’t make a difference in the outcome.
minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·7 months agoOh it does. It could be some information throwing shade on other people
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoObligatory XKCD https://xkcd.com/538/
Oh sweet summer child. Password is as easily beaten out of you as biometric.
If we’re talking about a situation where they can just straight up beat you legally until you give them a passcode, then what’s on your phone likely doesn’t make a difference in the outcome.
Oh it does. It could be some information throwing shade on other people
Obligatory XKCD https://xkcd.com/538/