Face ID and thumbprint unlock on phones might be convenient, but it could also grant police access to your whole digital life. Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California released a ruling that concluded state highway police were acting lawfully when they forcibly unlocked a suspects phone using their fingerprint. You probably didnt hear about it. The case didnt get a lot of coverage, especially because the courts werent giving a blanket green light for every cop to shove your thumb to your screen during an arrest. But its another toll of the warning bell that reminds you to not trust biometrics to keep your phones sensitive info private. In many cases, especially if you think you might interact with the police (at a protest, for example), you should seriously consider turning off biometrics on your phone entirely.
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