Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by gnicholas on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:54AM
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Relatedly, make sure you trigger the password lock on your device before handing it over. They may be able to compel you to give your biometrics but not your password (the latter is considered compelled speech, and the courts have not fully litigated whether the former is treated the same).
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Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by Ikatza on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:02AM
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Nova Launcher on Android (and maybe other launchers, I do not know) has a nifty little feature to activate password lock bypassing biometrics with a gesture. Which comes in handy everytime I go through the border.
Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by csunbird on Monday August 23, 2021 @06:20AM
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For iphones, just tap the power button repeatedly, it will force a password entry to unlock.
Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by 35fbe7d3d5b9 on Monday August 23, 2021 @10:49AM
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If you have Siri enabled, you can also say "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" – Siri will answer whose phone it is, but also will disable Touch/Face ID.
Do one of these things at the beginning of any custodial situation.
Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by jjeaff on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @12:30AM
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At least on Android, turning off or restarting your phone will work as well. Because you must enter your pin or password upon first starting up rather than use biometrics. At least, that seems to be the default. It may be a setting somewhere to turn that off.