The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

  • @fl42v@lemmy.ml
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    58 months ago

    And then some random dude takes a peek at you entering said password, and steals the phone :/

    • @Finalsolo963@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      48 months ago

      GrapheneOS has an option to scramble the numbers on the unlock screen. I don’t know if that’s a base android thing or available on IOS

      • @fl42v@lemmy.ml
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        18 months ago

        Correct. Not sure about iOS either, but many custom roms can, e.g. divestos, probably resurrection remix used to have it back when it was a thing (not sure here, but I distinctly remember having this feature somewhere before graphene)

    • @flames5123@lemmy.world
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      28 months ago

      In order to turn off the Find My iPhone functionality, you need the Apple ID password, so this isn’t even a real concern. You can even remotely lock the phone with a new password. Apple has made stealing an iPhone and making it work afterwards very hard.

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        8 months ago

        The idea is usually to access the victim’s banking app, or 2fa app, etc, AFAIK.

          • @fl42v@lemmy.ml
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            28 months ago

            Idk about iOS, but android lets you add a fingerprint using the lock screen password

            • @flames5123@lemmy.world
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              28 months ago

              When changing biometric data on the iPhone, it locks you out of using it in other apps, making you put in your bank/other specific password.