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    And this is why you never, ever, EVER enable biometrics. EVER. Make a damn password or at least a very long PIN and enter that shit every time.

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      For people who don’t want to do that: turn off your phone if there’s the likelihood that your phone will be confiscated soon (crossing a state border or getting a perquisition). This will

      1. Disable biometrics
      2. Encrypt everything
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        On Android, entering lockdown mode does the same thing. You can do it by pressing volume-up and power at the same time, then tapping Lockdown.

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          Not all phones work that way. Just tried it on mine btw

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        And this only makes it more expensive and time consuming to unlock. So if you’re small fry, they won’t waste the resources. But if you are a “person of interest” don’t be dumb, bring a burner phone.

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      Completely agree. There are a surprising number of folks who should know better who will swear up and down how safe they are. If they like the convenience and the “cool factor” of using themthat’s fine, whatever, none of my business. Just don’t try to gaslight me that they are safe.

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      Or power it off when they ask for it to disable biometric unlock.

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        Not always an option. Sometimes reaching for your phone to turn it off will get you killed. Just don’t use biometrics.