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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

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[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 8 points 2 months ago

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.merrycachemiss.rl

I found this app that helps to mitigate this issue. It disables fingerprint if your phone gets too far away from a Bluetooth wearable or in several other conditions. It's worth looking into for sure though it is only in preview for now.

I think it's an excellent choice for anybody that's got to wearable. You could probably do all this with past or two if you had the free time, which I do not.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

So like it disables then stays disabled until you manually re-activate?

So a confiscated phone goes into lockdown mode?

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah. It's pretty rad. I've been playing with it all day.

If I set my watch and airplane mode it also immediately locks the phone, but it also does that when it goes out of range. It looks like the app should work with any Bluetooth device so any wearable should work just fine or even earphones if you really wanted.