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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by TaviRider@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So you know what it is? I just tried both volume keys and all I got was TalkBack (Google's screen reader).

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

it's called lockdown mode. on my phone you press and hold the power button and select the option. you might have to enable this in settings.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Holy connoli, you are right! I just enabled it.

[–] gibson@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

At least on my phone, rebooting also makes it require PIN

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's right. Which is fucking annoying, to be honest.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I find it a little useless since you can also shut it down or force restart (continuously hold power button until it restarts)