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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I really wish the GrapheneOS devs would add duress passwords...

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Not as part of core GrapheneOS, but an app called "Private Lock" can detect sudden force via accelerometer and disable the fingerprint based unlocking for next unlock.

    But yeah, an erase passcode feature with opening a decoy profile would be a great feature to have.

    E: grammar

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A duress password to remove selected profiles would be amazing. So it still unlocks but quietly removes the profiles you are worried about.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not even remove them, honestly. Just unlock the phone into a sanitized, honeypot account that has no access to the secured accounts contents!

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