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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by seibelj on Saturday November 23, 2019 @09:13PM (#21617929)
Another good point is that biometrics aren’t secure. They invest millions and billions in fingerprint and eye scanner systems that get fooled by scotch tape. Just not effective security.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by anoncake on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:31AM (#21618585)
It's effective against nosy people which is probably the main threat for most people.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by rhinoceraptor on Saturday November 23, 2019 @11:58PM (#21618456)
It's better than no security. Most people aren't going to use a secure pin code on their phone.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by pshc on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:20AM (#21618548)
Exactly. I have accidentally witnessed so many 4-digit PINs typed into phones by friends and casual acquaintances. It’s kind of unavoidable if you spend any reasonable amount of time in person with them. Very few people in my experience go the extra mile to set a long fulltext passphrase on their phone.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by saagarjha on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:58AM (#21618685)
Depends on the device.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by lstodd on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:02AM (#21618706)
It doesn't.
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