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In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

So is typing in your passphrase while out in public around cameras. Might as well just not use the phone.

Just familiarize yourself with your phone's lockdown mode so it's muscle memory.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

If you don't succeed in lockdown before seizure, or aren't conscious, your biometrics can be used without your consent.

Taking reasonable steps to improve your security doesn't mean all efforts are all or nothing

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Jokes on them, my phones stupid fingerprint reader only works about 3% of the time. They'll get frustrated and give up before finding anything, I know I usually do.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

Phones are surprisingly hard to get into these days under normal conditions. Used to be able to ask a lost phone to call mom to find the owner. Now the voice profile doesn't match.

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