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[USA] Appeals court rules that cops can physically make you unlock your phone (reason.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (13 children)

iPhone users:

DO NOT USE FINGERPRINT unless you absolutely have to for, say, disability reasons.
if you use facial recognition, don’t. Same as above.
If you find yourselves in a situation with the police, tap the lock button 5 times. This forces a passcode to open the phone and they cannot (yet) force you to enter a passcode.

Anytime I am filming a protest or anywhere near police, I just tap the lock button a bunch of times in my pocket and I can rest easy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Holy crap this is a great tip I did not know! I haven't had a run in with the police in like a decade, but better safe than sorry. Hopefully I never need to use it, but I just tried it on my iphone and works like a charm, so thanks mate!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Another dude pointed out you can hold lock + volume up as well

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