I think this would be different for someone not on parole. So like if you're just speeding and get pulled over I believe they would be violating the law/Constitution if they forced your thumb against your phone.
But they probably do it anyway so good idea to follow the lock down above in this thread.
(Also don't use electronics to do crimes y'all.)
Only one of the reason I will never use fingerprints. Go get a fucking warrant.
“Hey siri, whose phone is this?”
I mean they can try.
Interesting to see this one pop up again.
Steve Lehto did a good overview of this from a legal perspective
Especially the warrant argument. Dude was on parole, warrant would be an easy get instead of just being lazy.
Just enter the wrong password a few times
This is about biometrics, not passcodes.
restart de phone, most of them will require the passcode at least once before enabling biometrics
He was handcuffed, I know we like to conjure up cool scenarios but realistically you won't have the time for this, better to remove biometrics.
That requires the freedom to do so. If it is a situation where the police interaction starts suddenly, there are many scenarios where this advice is not useful.
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