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friendly reminder: do not use facial authentication (or biometrics), ever. in a US court of law, things like blood and biometrics are NOT protected by the fift
by nimbius 5y ago
friendly reminder: do not use facial authentication (or biometrics), ever.
in a US court of law, things like blood and biometrics are NOT protected by the fifth amendment. law enforcement can (and have) compelled submission of fingerprints and faces to unlock devices. this includes immigration and customs officers demanding credentials from foreign nationals.
complex passphrases however are protected under the fifth amendment, and are much more secure overall.
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- samatman 5y agoFor Apple biometric ID this is purely theatre, because devices can be compelled rapidly to require passwords. If the cops concerns you, I recommend practicing the lock sequence, and if they don't, perhaps we're not citizens of the same country.
- charcircuit 5y agoWhat's wrong with unlocking a device for them. Do you have something to hide? The convenience is valuable to the majority of people who will never be forced to unlock their device in their life.
- dTal 5y agoAdditionally, it provides zero security against any attack more earnest than peeking at your screen when your back is turned, unless combined with an elaborate chain of trust, including a TPM/Secure Enclave and full-disk encryption, which is only obtainable by running either Windows or Ubuntu with the officially signed-by-Microsoft Secure Boot kernel. Otherwise anyone can just boot the machine off a USB stick and take what they like.