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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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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Enter pin

"I don't know what happened, it's the right code, might be broken."

That pin was device self sanitiziation trigger for preventing information from falling in the hands of the enemy.

Then buy enough claymores to make sure there will not be a second encounter with enemy forces.

[–] Finalsolo963@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I really wish the GrapheneOS devs would add duress passwords...

[–] dipak@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Not as part of core GrapheneOS, but an app called "Private Lock" can detect sudden force via accelerometer and disable the fingerprint based unlocking for next unlock.

But yeah, an erase passcode feature with opening a decoy profile would be a great feature to have.

E: grammar

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

That's exactly right, I and it works like a charm.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A duress password to remove selected profiles would be amazing. So it still unlocks but quietly removes the profiles you are worried about.

[–] Blank@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not even remove them, honestly. Just unlock the phone into a sanitized, honeypot account that has no access to the secured accounts contents!

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

If you do go digging you would get caught. Safest way is removal in those situations. I rather have some data removed which preferably I have backups up. Then have to risk jail time in some country.