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Law enforcement don't have to guess which of your 10 fingers you used for touch id, they don't need your consent to handcuff you and then point the phone at you
by shams93 9y ago
Law enforcement don't have to guess which of your 10 fingers you used for touch id, they don't need your consent to handcuff you and then point the phone at your face to get into your personal info. With touch if they have to get you to do something you comply it's your fingers with this it seems much easier for authoritarians to abuse.
- adamsea 9y agoAuthoritarians can abuse it all with equal ease.
- eric_h 9y agoBut it won't work if your eyes are closed, or not looking at the screen. All it takes is 5 fails, and then your face is no longer an authentication token.
- ajanuary 9y agoI haven't seen anything that explains what constitutes a failure. It seems plausible no eye contact wouldn't constitute a failure. It also seems plausible it would, but they may have to be more relaxed about what constitutes an "attempt" as looking at the phone is less definite than placing a finger on the sensor.
- GeekyBear 9y agoLaw enforcement would have to get a warrant first, according to a 2014 Supreme Court decision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_v._California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_v._California Border agents operate under more permissive rules, although a recently filed lawsuit is seeking to change that as well. https://www.eff.org/press/releases/border-agents-need-warrant-search-travelers-phones-eff-tells-court https://www.eff.org/press/releases/border-agents-need-warran...