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: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziplegalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square168fedilinkcross-posted to: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziplegalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down1·7 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-up29·edit-27 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-down4·7 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