Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

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.

  • kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    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
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      8 months ago

      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
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        8 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.