PrivacyDo they return the device afterwards like “oh well, here ya go then” durp durp. Or do they keep it “for evidence” out of spite?
To get back the seized property, owners must prove it was not involved in criminal activity.
Well, that just sounds amazing and not at all exploitable
Isn’t the Washington Post state media now anyway?
Remember iPhone users: 5 quick presses of the side button will disable biometric unlock and require a PIN.
every time such a storie appears i assume its a cover lie / marketing for apple.
on Android, you can Press and hold the power button. a menu with 4 options will appear, the top right is the lockdown.
This does not work on all android phones. Does nothing on the OnePlus.
Mine doesn't even have the option. Seriously made a mistake with going samsung.
It's been a while since I had a Samsung, but iirc there's an option to add it to your power menu.
More importantly, rebooting or powering off the phone is more secure anyways. You should just do that in 99% of circumstances.
My phone decided to change what holding the power button does at some point, so watch out for that.
For those wanting to ensure theirs does the same, at least for Samsung, it's under:
Advanced Features > Side Button > Long Press
What's the difference between lockdown and just rebooting your phone (putting it into the first-run state)?
Lock down will do things like disable biometrics, but the phone has still been unlocked and is no longer in a fully encrypted state like it is if powered off.
Oooohh, I always thought that was screen lock.
Natanson said she does not use biometrics for her devices, but after investigators told her to try, “when she applied her index finger to the fingerprint reader, the laptop unlocked.”
Use biometric security at your own risk.
I've never used this. Not in the entire time I've owned phones and computers.
For those protesting ICE right now, do NOT use face recognition or finger prints. Turn that shit off and never turn them back on.
Just don't. No pussyfootin' around. Every single person the US has access to is a possible "suspect" for anything it claims.
Act like it, citizens. Protect yourself, then help others to do likewise.✊🏼
So basically, the reporter said she doesnt use it, but that was just a lie she got called out on?
Or it was setup at one point by whomever assists her with IT and she forgot. Lots of possibilities when you're dealing with humans
Even then, why not just use the wrong finger(s) enough times to disable biometrics there too?
The only thing of mine that uses biometrics is my phone, and that is very easy to put into lockdown mode.
Six presses on the power button and iPhones disable biometrics. I believe for most threat models, biometrics is better than typing a passcode, between the hotspots of fingerprints and shoulder surfing risk. Lock out biometrics before sleeping or other leaving unattended scenarios if raids are a risk
Not sure about the laptops; probably best to do a password there.
Tried this on my pixel and it opened the emergency call menu.
Just tested it and can confirm it works. For those that don't have their phone handy or are worried about trying it:
- Just 5 presses is enough. You could do 6, or just spam the power button to make sure you've got at least 5 in. Any presses after the 5th don't do anything different
- when you do it, it opens up a menu with options to:
- Power off
- Make an emergency phone call to 911 (there is no option to select an emergency contact. It just calls 911 immediately)
- Show emergency medical info
- Afterwards, you need to enter in your pin/passcode to unlock your phone. I have Face ID and the ability to unlock my phone via my Apple Watch. Both methods are disabled until I unlock my phone with my code.
Biometrics are an issue because in most jurisdictions (not just the US but globally), you can't be coerced to provide your password/passcode - but absolutely nothing stops LE from forcing you to provide biometric data to unlock the device.
That’s the point of the biometric lockout. Most people are not in a situation where they can be compelled at any second to unlock their device; however if they’re pulled over or on community patrol, they can press six times and it disables the biometrics.
It depends on what your risk profile looks like. Sure, from a generalized risk standpoint punching in a number is vulnerable to physical snooping, but for folks who live in police states the greater risk is your information being accessed by people who physically have you in custody and can physically force you to use your biometrics to unlock a device.
Just to clarify and expand a bit: It’s 5 presses not 6, and you can do it in your pocket because it gives you a haptic feedback signal when it works, of a quick vibration in a unique pattern.
It’ll also trigger a call to 911, which is gonna be hard to disable in your pocket
Edit: this is configurable behavior
No it doesn’t. It just locks the screen and requires passcode. It’s the same thing that happens if you hold power and volume to bring up the emergency call or power off screen.
I just tested on my iPhone and it does. Guessing it’s a setting.
… and after checking it is indeed a setting. Not sure if I turned that on or if it was on by default.
Which setting is it?
It did for a hot minute. I just checked and it no longer does.
Got I hate fucking paywalls
Here’s an archive link for you.
https://archive.ph/cvFNb
In the future, you can go to archive.ph and put in the url and it’s usually already been archived. There are some paywalls it doesn’t get through, but it handles most of them.
I know but it irritates me to add that step for every single article (how is OP viewing it too?)
Blessed is the OP who simply provides the archived link as well
When I’m in mobile I often won’t even bother and just go about my day
lol I use an adblocker and that results in most paywall articles not displaying anything at all or just breaking the website (your link doesn’t display the article under my AdGuard or uBlock)
If it needs more configuration than I’ve already given it the real problem is you not just posting the archive link with it 🤷♀️
If you’re gonna share articles you should actually share them
On their phone, I hope?
Paywalled.
If you just want to learn about Lockdown Mode, here ya go:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120
