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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] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

For GrapheneOS (custom android), there is Lockdown button next to power off and restart which does the same thing. I think it may be on other Android phones as well but not sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it's a feature on stock android. Should be in most android flavors

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Graphene even has an option to enter a fake pin and wipe the phone iirc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Yes, known as Duress password.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes, and it may be a good idea to have it just in case. But the courts in the US so far mostly ruled that police forcing you to give biometrics to unlock is fine, as it is the same as fingerprinting you when you are arrested. But forcing you to give pin/password is the same as testifying against yourself, which is against the 5th amendment. So they usually can't make you to give them a pin/password. At least in theory. Still better to have it in practice.