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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I'd like a way to require a pattern outside of predefined locations or WiFi networks. Anyone know of a way?

Lockdown is great but if you fail to put it on then it's open access for unscrupulous cops.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

For almost any phone: just turn it off. Every phone I've used requires a passcode after a power cycle

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not really related to what I asked though...

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

Sorry, I misread your comment, I thought you were asking for a method other than one using lockdown mode. I doubt there's a method using location if it isn't provided by the manufacturer, because an app trying to do that would need permissions to lock the phone.

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