Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security
by Johnny555 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @05:19PM
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There's lots of stuff I'd rather not be seen by strangers. Love notes to/from my wife, love notes to/from my mistress, photos of myself or others that I'd rather not be seen by strangers, financial information (through online banking apps, etc), just to name a few.
How do I know the agent isn't downloading the naked pictures of my wife? (There are lots of reasons to not keep such pictures on my phone, but "Because border agents may see them" should not be one of them)
And there's just the futility of it -- if I really had something to hide from the government, I wouldn't keep it on my phone (or if I did, I'd keep it hidden).
the actual harm is more mental in nature.
That doesn't make it any less real - the government should not make me feel violated.
How do I know the agent isn't downloading the naked pictures of my wife? (There are lots of reasons to not keep such pictures on my phone, but "Because border agents may see them" should not be one of them)
And there's just the futility of it -- if I really had something to hide from the government, I wouldn't keep it on my phone (or if I did, I'd keep it hidden).
the actual harm is more mental in nature.
That doesn't make it any less real - the government should not make me feel violated.