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Cops can force suspect to unlock #phone with #thumbprint, US #court rules


Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/

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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."
Ars Technica
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David
David
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You can choose to use a strong password instead, can't you? I don't own one of these things, so I don't really know.
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HU Art Sound (2)
HU Art Sound (2)
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A strong password is not going to do much when they force you to take your pants down to rape you, and an invasion of your privacy is rape!
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𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕒 🏳️‍⚧️
𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕒 🏳️‍⚧️
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Why don't we have a lockscreen that opens up an account by password or fingerprint. One fingerprint will open up one account and the other finger, another account. Or a certain side and even a gesture of the finger
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anonymiss
anonymiss
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There is an implementation of a background account in open Android. If you unlock the smartphone you get into the default account. If you want to get the hidden account you need to open a secret app.
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anonymiss
anonymiss
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There are always problems with software. The internet is full of it ...
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🅐s ⓣhe 🅆orld 🆃urns
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@anonymiss

to me, #biometric unlocking, is unsafe, you see a lot of unauthorised unlocking from restrained, sleeping, dead, or drunken people from either face or fingerprint to unlock a device.

it was established a few years ago that law enforcement in the usa do not need a warrant for biometric unlocking, but need warrant if a password is enabled, to unlock a device.

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#security #News #technology #Smartphone #Justice #mobile #privacy #USA #surveillance #police #phone #court #thumbprint #biometric @anonymiss
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