Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."
  • Trafficone@slrpnk.net
    10·
    2 months ago

    In Android, holding power and selecting “lockdown” locks out access until your pin is entered. However, if you’re at a protest or something where illegal arrests are likely, turn your phone 100% off.

    • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      How is turning it off an improvement over lockdown? I was under the impression that the security impact is basically the same

      • anlumo@feddit.de
        7·
        2 months ago

        Location tracking and recording of all activity (voice, text messages). The FBI has admitted doing so during big events like protests.

        • Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz
          5·
          2 months ago

          You don’t turn the phone off, you leave it at home. Unless you are removing the battery, the phone is not completely off.