@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 7 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down17cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1479arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.com@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 7 months agomessage-square186fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-square@Llewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilink-5•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-squaredeweydecibellinkfedilinkEnglish14•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-square@Llewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilink-1•7 months agoOh it does. It could be some information throwing shade on other people
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/