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The recent federal raid on the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson isn’t merely an attack by the Trump administration on the free press. It’s also a warning to anyone with a smartphone.

Included in the search and seizure warrant for the raid on Natanson’s home is a section titled “Biometric Unlock,” which explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it. In other words, a judge gave the FBI permission to attempt to bypass biometrics: the convenient shortcuts that let you unlock your phone by scanning your fingerprint or face.-

It is not clear if Natanson used biometric authentication on her devices, or if the law enforcement personnel attempted to use her face or fingers to unlock her devices. Natanson and the Washington Post did not respond to multiple requests for comment. The FBI declined to comment.

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

You actually type “hunter2” in every time you want to unlock?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yep. The only time it ever feels like a legit issue is while driving, but nobody is supposed to be on their phone while driving in the first place, biometrics or not. It takes almost no time to pull over if absolutely necessary.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

Why did you type *******? You could just type a made up pass to use as the example, like "hunter2"

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

These days it has to be something like 1Hunt3r2!l} because enhanced security.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

i like those password managers that make up word strings so it's like hunter2,facepaint,ducks, now

now i just have to type in CatsTheButtholeCut every time