A judge has ruled that if you lock your phone with a fingerprint, that the police can force you to unlock it. If you use a passcode, they can't.
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/11/03/judge-rules-po … -can-stop-them/
Alternatively, lock your phone with your fingerprint, but don't strangle your girlfriend.
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You could burn off your fingerprint or cut your finger off
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wrote:Alternatively, lock your phone with your fingerprint, but don't strangle your girlfriend.
That isn't the point, and you know it. The point is whether you're doing anything wrong or not, a police officer can demand you unlock your phone if it uses biotechnology to lock it. That sounds a lot like an unreasonable (and warrantless) search and seizure to me.
Moral of the story:
Don't own any mobile device like I do, they can scan your brain this way 😉
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Seriously though, I don't own any mobile devices either. Hell I didn't even get the internet until 2013. 🤣
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The judge was right to do so. The passcode is the private information you do not have to tell in court as you don't have to incriminate yourself. the fingerprint, on the other hand, is made public the moment you become a crime suspect. Actually, I do not believe there is no way to get access to the phone without access code/fingerprints.
btw, I used to lock my laptop with fingerprint. Took 5-6 failed attempts before I could unlock it 😁 Now I don't lock any of my devices, my cellphone is a humble series 40 Nokia, not much to lock there. And besides, I see no point in strangling my girlfriend, she's a nice girl 😀
P.S. My friend's little brother used to lock his laptop by licking the fingerprint scanner with his tongue 😜
wrote:P.S. My friend's little brother used to lock his laptop by licking the fingerprint scanner with his tongue 😜
Lol, that's damn hilarious!
Anyway, I just use a pattern on my android. I usually keep my phone on me all the time so unless I loose it ill be fine. And I don't strangle people usually.
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wrote:The judge was right to do so. The passcode is the private information you do not have to tell in court as you don't have to incriminate yourself. the fingerprint, on the other hand, is made public the moment you become a crime suspect. Actually, I do not believe there is no way to get access to the phone without access code/fingerprints.
I agree it is correct that he has to provide fingerprints, but I can't agree that the police should then be able to search the phone without a warrant. Recent Supreme Court precedent is that warrants are needed to search phones.
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Booby trap the phone. 😀
