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And this is why one shouldn't use biometrics.

• wolverine876 3y ago
  > one shouldn't use biometrics. How else do you protect against the exploit of security cameras, anywhere you unlock your phone, recording your passcode?
• deleted 3y ago
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• NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
  Reminder to iPhone users that five fast presses of the side button will pop up the emergency calling page; it will also lock your phone in a way that requires your passcode to unlock even if you use biometrics.
  • hanniabu 3y ago
    If you spam the button and press it more than 5 times, does it still work?
    • davely 3y ago
      Just tried it and it appears so (on an iPhone 14, at least).
    • NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
      Yes; spam away.
    • deleted 3y ago
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  • kingnothing 3y ago
    Also power + volume down
  • qingcharles 3y ago
    From personal experience, this does not work if a cop puts a loaded gun to your head. You will not want to move.
  • yencabulator 3y ago
    Android: long press power, tap lockdown or power off or restart on screen. (I wish it didn't require touch screen!)
    • mrln 3y ago
      You can also disable the usage of your fingerprint to unlock the phone with the AdminControl App. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.davidshewitt.admincontrol/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.davidshewitt.admincontro...
• kornhole 3y ago
  Know how to disable it immediately. On Graphene and many Android phones, holding down the power button will reboot it with pin required to complete start up.
• silverpepsi 3y ago
  Doesn't strike me as wise. Your phone is always on you, if you have a biometrics killswitch you're better off than repeatedly entering your password, day in and day out, in public locations where a highly motivated actor WILL be able to figure out your password with mere binoculars and two or three observations. This is why I hate when I get a 1Password prompt to reenter my nonbio password at inopportune times in a public place. My keystrokes can be secretly filmed from a distance. When I gain access to passwords that I copy and paste by fingerprint, the forcible theft of my machine puts me at near 0 risk. (My preferred way to login while in public.)
  • croes 3y ago
    >if you have a biometrics killswitch They'll take your phone, so can't trigger the killswitch.
  • atoav 3y ago
    You are not leaving fingerprints on your device? Btw. there have been successful unlocks of biometric sensors using photographs of fingers, so you better wear gloves all the time.
• qingcharles 3y ago
  I recommend everyone to disable biometrics and I have not used a passcode because of the prior vague legal landscape. Always used a password. Of course, from experience, this does not matter if they do compel you to give up the password by other means (e.g. threatening to harm your family).
  • atoav 3y ago
    Yeah but is still a bigger hurdle to get you to tell them something to know vs give them something you have.
• ziml77 3y ago
  The alternative is a PIN or password that someone could easily watch you enter.
  • croes 3y ago
    But they have to watch you enter id. Your face and fingers are always with you and it's easy to force you to open your phone. You can "forget" a password but not your face.
  • 8organicbits 3y ago
    Randomize the keyboard. Use a screen filter to reduce shoulder surfing. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27746/where-to-find-a-pin-lock-screen-that-scrambles-the-keypad-on-every-use https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27746/where-to-f...