Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.

  • admiralteal@kbin.social
    5·
    8 months ago

    Absent an idiotic carrier/mfg skin that disables the feature, you just long-press power then click “lockdown”.

    Or reboot the device. Rebooting the device will also leave it encrypted if your device has encryption (the PIN/password is needed to decrypt, essentially).