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Basically, biometrics aren't protected like knowledge (a password) is. Fine, sometimes the old ways are best. Here's hoping the next big feature for iOS and An
by mLuby 8y ago
Basically, biometrics aren't protected like knowledge (a password) is. Fine, sometimes the old ways are best.
Here's hoping the next big feature for iOS and Android is a panic passcode that unlocks a totally banal version of the OS. That's the one of two places I see this ending, the other being always-on government (possibly corporate) spying embedded.
- skocznymroczny 8y agoWell, alternatively the officer could ask you if you used the 'panic passcode'. If you say you did, they'll ask you to put in the real passcode. If you say you didn't, they can withhold your phone and if they find out you did, they can arrest you for lying.
- Mirioron 8y agoPasscodes are protected though, aren't they?
- mLuby 8y agoSo you're saying you need a N+1 panic codes to prove it wasn't your panic code. That's why this should be done at the manufacturer level. If all iPhones, say, have this feature built in, then it works. But if it's a default-off feature, having it enabled makes it useless.
- kofejnik 8y agoyes, but you can't be forced to provide an answer to this
- logfromblammo 8y agoIf you can be prosecuted for lying, you don't have to answer the question--basic right against self-incrimination.
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- latexr 8y agoExercise your right to remain silent and don’t answer. No answer, no lie.
- kofejnik 8y agoXiaomi already has exactly this in their phones - a second set of fingerprint+passcode which unlock a separate environment. But, they also ship their phones with system-level adware and spyware