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>> biometrics are recommended. Maybe by the NSA. Any defense attorney will tell you otherwise. If your fingerprint unlocks your phone then the cops will hold
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> biometrics are recommended.
Maybe by the NSA. Any defense attorney will tell you otherwise. If your fingerprint unlocks your phone then the cops will hold your finger to the phone. If you face unlocks your phone then they will do that too. A pin/password means you retain at least some control.
If this was an Archer episode, I'd point out that while dead people cannot divulge pins/passwords their fingerprints still work.
- derefr 5y agoI believe they're recommending setting your phone up in a "lock immediately upon sleep; require password after five minutes" configuration. Passwords are better than biometrics for security; but between password validations, presuming some level of convenience is needed, using biometrics to check that the same person is still there is better than "just stay unlocked for a few minutes even after being put to sleep". It's like HTTP Basic Auth (sending credentials with every request), vs. logging in, receiving a short-lived session cookie, and then sending that session cookie with your requests for a few minutes.
- bradknowles 5y agoPIN/password to unlock the device, plus biometrics to access certain sensitive data or applications on the device. It’s not perfect, but I think it strikes the best balance.