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  1. This is a solid reminder that passcodes still offer stronger legal protection than biometrics, especially in a world where our phones are basically our lives

  2. TartanGuppy on

    Reading through this and I read „Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, who was initially charged with unlawfully retaining national defense information“

    Has someone else not done this before, so president has been set… oh sorry precedent

  3. Snipshow777 on

    For iPhones, you can press and hold the power button on the right side and one of the volume buttons to quickly disable FaceID and force the use of the passcode…

    Just in case anyone needs to know that Information

    Edit: as others have pointed out, clicking the “wake” button x5 does the same thing.

  4. Goat_Wizard_Doom_666 on

    More reasons why I never set that stuff up in the first place. This tin-foil hat is paying off.

  5. AwarenessGreat282 on

    I have access to my phone set-up for face or print for convenience. I have access to where I keep my files set-up for password only because I don’t access that as much.

  6. ObfuscatedCheese on

    I did this months ago and definitely encourage it due to the legal protections involved.

  7. iPhone users: turn off your phone – you will force the iphone to use passcode after turning it on (also the power-volume combo mentionef)

  8. Face ID should be made to distinguish different facial expressions. Imagine if my phone only unlocks if I make a certain “face” like mouth open, one eye closed, etc. but won’t unlock for a “normal”
    facial expression.

  9. ghostlacuna on

    Never turned on my phones biometrics in the first place.

    Good reminder to check that shit is off.

  10. It’s a legal absurdity that you can’t compel someone to disclose their PIN but you can force them to use their biometrics to unlock.

  11. JallexMonster on

    Google Pixel phones require a passcode after restarting them, so just reset your phone to require a passcode if you want to continue using facial/fingerprint unlock.

  12. alcohall183 on

    i still use a passcode to get into the phone. i turned off the option for the fingerprint last year.

  13. Phone forensic analyst here. Using the passcode isn’t all that helpful either. They’ll just take the phone and bypass the code with Graykey, usually by the next day.

  14. With an IPhone if Siri is active say “ Hey Siri, whose phone is this?”
    It will then require a manual password to unlock phone.

  15. ZombieZookeeper on

    What judge signed this, so we know who specifically is using the constitution as toilet paper?

  16. HippityHoppityBoop on

    Better yet, leave your electronic devices at home and if you think you’re going to have a warrant served against you, leave your electronic devices at someone else’s house who was not part of any of this protest stuff. And keep phones in faraday bags while they’re there.

  17. HamsterAdorable2666 on

    Some relevant resources for iPhones
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    **Apple shortcuts**:
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    – **I’m getting pulled over** v1.4 – [link](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bf5e2033de2a453f8f5186fb03f6110d)
    >Records video, sends location and video to contact/ iCloud files

    – **ICE is Here** – [Link](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8a5cd1ee7d754b11885ef9c1a7f619cb)
    > For immediate use. Sends location and customizable instructions to your contact for preferred lawyer and ACLU

    – **Restart iPhone** – [Link](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d1ddab5874da4de3a197e8b3c2e24f6a) ⭐️
    > Restarts iPhone. **A full restart disables biometrics and clears RAM of cached data that can be exploited, until unlocked again (Hold power just for bio).**

    (**Test before use**)
    ___
    **Additional Info**
    >- Shortcuts can be customized, added to lock screen, renamed and activated with Siri
    >
    >- Use **at least** a 6 digit alpha-numerical passcode
    >
    >- Turn on “Erase After 10 Failed Attempts” – [link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/119586)
    >
    >- Ensure “wired accessory” is set to “Automatically Allow When Unlocked” or “Ask for New Accessories” – [link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/111806)
    >
    >- Turn on “Stolen Device Protection” – [link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/120340)
    ___

  18. bonkeydoner0420 on

    GrapheneOS has a duress feature where if you type in a password you’ve picked for this, it will wipe your phone.

  19. KetoCatsKarma on

    On Android (not sure about iPhone), you can set a longer passcode than 4-digits, I changed mine from 4 to 6, that took me from 10k possible combinations to 1m or 9900% more secure. AI (so take this with a grain of salt) that a 4-,pin code could be brute forced in about 7 hours but a 6-pin about 35 days. That’s with lockouts turned off, with them on, it’s essentially not doable.

  20. OrganizationInside14 on

    You don’t have to turn off bio-metrics to unlock your phone. Most, if not all, have hot keys to disable face recognition and thumbprints. On my Pixel it’s the Home + Up Volume and takes effect immediately you don’t have to hold them down.

    But to each their own.

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