That's not up to us.
and that is why I have no use for biometrics for security access. It is not secure from the government compelling you to provide access, whereas something that you know, can only be compelled via torture, and even then, there are a few that can still resist.
Not without a warrant!
I’m sick of liberal goons in Government. The answer is HELL NO.
Ummmm, no. In fact, hell no. Next question??
My friend was at dinner with a group of friends. They were talking about phone security. He said why would anybody ever use their thumbprint to access their phone, all your wife has to do is wait until you are asleep and put your thumb on the phone.
They all immediately changed their way to access their phones.
It must be silly season.
THAT horse has not only left the barn, but there is no signs of the barn left!
If you have a drivers' license, a passport or any other "official" document, Big Brother already has our fingerprints.
I teach, and in order to become a teacher in Texas you have to submit a full set of fingerprints. Same if you get a CHL, so they have two copies of mine.
I’m grudgingly holding to the “rag doll” principle for this question: if investigators can get what they need from your uncooperative (though unresisting) arrested body by simple physical manipulation, it’s legal (albeit very close to the line). They can’t take anything from you (DNA) nor compel you to communicate (right to remain silent), but can photograph, measure, etc. If they can take your fingerprints, they can feed ‘em to a computer and see if it will respond usefully.
In computer security, there is a difference between keys and identification. Fingerprints are identification. Passwords and encryption codes are keys. Both are needed for proper security; don’t rely on just one.
“The government wants...”
Words that hearken back to Stalin.
The problem for the authorities in this case is that after a very short amount of time or if the power is cycled, the phone will require the code to be entered manually. So she can press her finger down as much as she wants but it will be of no value. I felt a lot better about iPhone security when I learned that.