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In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, as conversation, i've heard of thieves face unlocking phones they just stole.

Indeed running as sterile an every day phone as possible is another great security approach by reducing risk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah I don't really care what a thief does with my phone after they brain me. It's the skull damage which concerns me. My google account is locked down with a hardware key so there's only so much damage they can do before I wipe the device. Unless I'm dead, in which case I guess it doesn't matter. Also my wife knows how to handle this situation. I would strongly suggest investing in posthumous spouse security as early as possible.

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

Your last sentence is great.

Regarding the prior stuff, that's very "you specific". There's of course tons of caveats or gotchas to my broad statement, but it doesn't make it untrue.

Biometrics present a less secure access path to a device...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My point is that they are separable threat profiles. If you are more concerned about your sketchy tinder date grabbing your lock screen password, biometrics are great. What I would love is a quick settings toggle for biometrics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Now we're talking