Minor problem - the Supreme Court has also decided that the cops can open and search your phone without a warrant if they use something publicly visible. They can hold up your phone to your face for a facial recognition unlock or press your finger to the fingerprint sensor for an unlock that way.
They cannot, however, force you to reveal a passcode without a warrant.
Don’t use facial recognition or fingerprint recognition to lock your phone, no matter how convenient you think it is.
“if they use something publicly visible.” What exactly does that mean?
Citation to the United States Supreme Court decision that you are referring to?
Yep,absolutely correct
And encryot your phone with a cap on login attempts...enter wrong code on mine 3 times and its locked for ten minutes, 2 more tries and it’s encrypted beyond recovery
Secondly, i can remote wipe from 2 other designated phones with a few simple sms messages
This is very true. A while back I told my kid when he got a new iPhone to use a password not his thumbprint. They can’t make you give up your password, but the cops can use your own fingerprint against you.
I think it sort of depends. I don't do crimes, drugs, or even text while driving. BUT I might want the officer who comes up to an accident to be able to open my address book in the phone and call my wife or something silly like that.