jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIt’s never been easier for the cops to break into your phonewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkIt’s never been easier for the cops to break into your phonewww.theverge.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoGood chance it was just putting the dead dudes finger on the scanner lmao
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoUnless disabled by timeout, restart, or otherwise manually I’m curious to know why that would be? Of course the dude had to know this was a one way trip, I’d have wiped everything but then again maybe they didn’t care at that point.
minus-squarewillsenior@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt is hit or miss. The fingerprint button is also looking for the electrical signals of a living person. Apparently, that doesn’t end immediately upon death.
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Good chance it was just putting the dead dudes finger on the scanner lmao
Not how that works
Unless disabled by timeout, restart, or otherwise manually I’m curious to know why that would be?
Of course the dude had to know this was a one way trip, I’d have wiped everything but then again maybe they didn’t care at that point.
It is hit or miss. The fingerprint button is also looking for the electrical signals of a living person. Apparently, that doesn’t end immediately upon death.