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It's similar in Germany. Police may just take your finger and put it on the sensor. But you can't be forced to give out your password.
by Aulig 5y ago
It's similar in Germany. Police may just take your finger and put it on the sensor. But you can't be forced to give out your password.
- fastball 5y agoFaceID might be useful here? Won't work if your eyes are closed.
- Thlom 5y agoI think you can disable that by disabling "require attention". If "require attention" is enabled FaceID won't work unless you are looking at your phone. I believe it is enabled by default. But pro-tip if you are being apprehended by police is to furiously click on the side button as the phone will require pin code after that.
- jcla1 5y ago> But pro-tip if you are being apprehended by police is to furiously click on the side button as the phone will require pin code after that. Apparently that won't work on Android -- though there's a lockdown feature (that will disable biometric-unlock) that you can access after long pressing the power button.
- Aulig 5y agoYea, I wish lockdown was easier to access on Android. An alternative would be holding the power button for long enough to turn the phone off. Not great either though.
- Fnoord 5y agoI don't know about Germany but here in The Netherlands Face ID falls in same ballpark as fingerprint. The police can use reasonable force to have you unlock your device with fingerprint, or with your face.
- Aulig 5y agoI wouldnt rely on that personally - too risky for me to have it sporadically misfunction or the police tricking me somehow.