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I mean, good? People shouldn't be using that anyway, as police could force you to unlock your phone against your will.
by svnpenn 5y ago
I mean, good? People shouldn't be using that anyway, as police could force you to unlock your phone against your will.
- gnicholas 5y agoYou can force the device to ask for a password by pressing the home button several times or by turning it off.
- geofft 5y agoIt's actually slightly easier these days (at least on my phone): hold down the power button as if to turn it off, but don't swipe to actually turn it off, just hit cancel (or home, or power to turn the screen off). The phone will be locked and prompt for your passcode and won't let you use biometrics.
- gnicholas 5y agoFor me (iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 15), holding down the power button activates Siri. The ways I can force lock the phone are either pressing Vol+, Vol-, and power, or pressing power 5 times. But if you have the emergency SOS turned on, the latter will activate a siren and call 911 a few seconds later.
- egberts1 5y agoold iPhone 5s here, vol+ plus Vol- plus Power buttons do nothing.
- ryanlol 5y agoThis is a pretty bad idea if you are worried about your phone being seized, just turn it off.
- josephcsible 5y agoPeople who don't want Face ID don't have to turn it on. People who do want it shouldn't have it held ransom by Apple just because they need a screen replacement.
- zarzavat 5y agoI strongly disagree. Bad security is worse than no security. It's better to disable FaceID when the security of the system has been breached rather than to limp on regardless.
- echelon 5y agoDon't jump through hoops to defend this company. This device spies on your files for "CSAM" or whatever, but you think it's going out on a limb to save you when the screen breaks? Security theater. But in all honestly it's just a ploy to sell you more garbage that you don't own and can't repair yourself.
- oreilles 5y agoCSAM has nothing to do with device security but with privacy. This is off topic. Also, CSAM is entirely optional anyway, you can just not use iCloud if you don't want to be "spied on" by Apple, and I write this in brackets because willingfully sending unencrypted files to Apple doesn't really quallify as being spied on by them. This is not about defending Apple, I don't support the CSAM scanning feature neither as I find it useless and insulting.
- echelon 5y agoYou're not getting it. You wouldn't put your data in a device that leaks it without your consent, would you? What's the security model what is effectively Hawking radiation? How can we frame a device that talks directly to big brother as secure without mental gymnastics? Replace "CSAM" with "unapproved thoughts" and look to how Apple caved to Putin just days ago. The CSAM system will be used to benefit the FSB and other intelligence organizations. Optional today is mandatory tomorrow. This will come back to haunt us. The device and the company are wholly compromised and morally bankrupt.
- threeseed 5y agoa) CSAM detection is already done server-side. Client-side was to increase user privacy. b) It's only for iCloud Photo Library. c) You shouldn't use SaaS platforms if you are worried about CSAM detection. They are required by law to take reasonable efforts to prevent the storage and dissemination of CSAM.
- Grustaf 5y agoThat’s not a scenario most people need to worry about.