jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1481arrow-down17cross-posted to: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ziplegalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1474arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square185fedilinkcross-posted to: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ziplegalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down1·8 months agoDon’t use fingerprint to unlock phone. They can force your fingerprint, but they can’t force your password … So just use a password. Problem solved
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-28 months agoEdit: wow pulptastic shared this gem: Power+volume up > lockdown My original comment: Restart your phone if they ask for it. Then it will need a passcode and can’t be unlocked by a fingerprint
minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·8 months agoThey can beat the shit out of you - along with the password
Don’t use fingerprint to unlock phone. They can force your fingerprint, but they can’t force your password … So just use a password. Problem solved
Edit: wow pulptastic shared this gem: Power+volume up > lockdown
My original comment: Restart your phone if they ask for it. Then it will need a passcode and can’t be unlocked by a fingerprint
They can beat the shit out of you - along with the password