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this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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That is true, in some countries they can demand that you use your biometrics to unlock your phone. In other words, if you can unlock your phone by simply looking at it or using your thumbprint, they can demand that you unlock your phone using that. From what I understand the United States now does this. They can’t demand to give up your pin number because they can’t require you to give up something that’s inside your head. But biometrics are not what is inside your head that is publicly available data. So they can use that to require you to unlock your phone. Personally, I think it’s a bullshit concept that they can require you to do that.
Everyone should know most phones have a lockdown mode that makes it require a pin to unlock the next time
Also, some phones have a duress PIN that wipes them.
Yep, that is so true
On an iPhone, press the side button five times. Then cancel. You’ll need the pin.
Also hold Vol Up + Power (shutdown) but then cancel will do the same
Tbh I never understood bio locks, like why tf would I give that data willingly to apple/google
Apple does not get your biometric data. Not sure about google, but I’m assuming they do it in a similar fashion.
Putting in a PIN 50 times per day carries its own risks in terms of it being captured by cameras or seen by a roommate/SO
Convenience mostly, like a lot of aspects of security there is no one correct answer. And it is never an option between total security and none at all. It all depends on your risk vs convenience level, and it is usually a sliding scale between those two (some times other factors as well)
You can enter lockdown mode before going through customs, or disable biometrics
Yeah... If you're dumb enough to give your biometrics over because its convenient then I have little to no sympathy for you.
And honestly? More things should be inconvenient we as a society are far too coddled with comforts and convenience. Its why no one fucking thinks for themselves anymore and are perfectly happy to lap up AI slop. Decades of Capitalist conveniences and comfort have made people lazy, complacent and unwilling or unable to fight for ourselves and others. Toovafraid to lose their Convenience.
That only works as long as you use those login options. If you stick to a PIN code only.. well.. whoop!
There it is. Too bad, so sad..
Exactly. That’s why I don’t use biometrics to unlock my phone.
Only in shithole countries.
Depends on the country you’re in and your country of origin.
Also, in many countries the authorities are allowed to demand you do anything not illegal; it doesn’t mean you’re always required to comply.
And in the US they can just demand you do anything.
In the US, it's a bit worse than that. They can demand you unlock your phone, and, if you won't, they can confiscate it to mirror it. Also, it's--very broadly speaking--within 100 miles of any international border, and an international airport counts as an international border.
and of course at least a third of the US population is within 100 miles of the physical border, most of the big cities are literally on the coastline
In amerikkka the law does whatever they want, legal or not
In the US, yes.
🎵 Land of the freeeeeeeeeeee 🎵
Yup. So when you travel, get a budget flip phone that you can load up with minutes and take a proper digital camera.
Last trip I took out west, I took an old laptop and threw a small SSD in it and added a fresh OS install, so the computer had NOTHING but pictures from my camera on it and a hundred+ albums from my music collection.
No logins on ANY sites at all.
(I only have a handful of social media sites I go to and have the logins committed to memory, but when travelling, I don't need to actually login, since I'm out and about actually visiting and doing shit and not sitting at the computer banging away on it..)
It's the only way to handle travel safely, so you run no chance of your privacy actually being exposed.
When I got home I swapped the main drive back in and transferred the photos to it.
Happy, happy, joy, joy.
So much inconvenience to circumvent fascism.
Alas, that is where we are.
It's almost like they were onto something when they mercilessly crushed it almost a century ago.
Depends upon the country. I believe that the US can, but not positive.
Most countries can, especially if you aren't a citizen of that country.
Tell us what country your in and you might get an accurate answer.