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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules(arstechnica.com)

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Goopadrew@beehaw.org
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For almost any phone: just turn it off. Every phone I’ve used requires a passcode after a power cycle

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Bipta@kbin.social
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That’s not really related to what I asked though…

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Goopadrew@beehaw.org
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Sorry, I misread your comment, I thought you were asking for a method other than one using lockdown mode. I doubt there’s a method using location if it isn’t provided by the manufacturer, because an app trying to do that would need permissions to lock the phone.

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