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[–] 105 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Natanson said she does not use biometrics for her devices, but after investigators told her to try, “when she applied her index finger to the fingerprint reader, the laptop unlocked.”

Use biometric security at your own risk.

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  • [–] 56 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Just don't. No pussyfootin' around. Every single person the US has access to is a possible "suspect" for anything it claims.

    Act like it, citizens. Protect yourself, then help others to do likewise.✊🏼

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    So tired of the "if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to hide" and "if you care too much about privacy, then you seem suspicious" lines.

    People have given away their own data security little by little, and the surveillance state is already cooked into most of our hardware. I've raised a fuss about it all along the way, and people always thought I was some weirdo doomsday conspiracy theorist, or hiding something on my hard drives...

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Even then, why not just use the wrong finger(s) enough times to disable biometrics there too?

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    So basically, the reporter said she doesnt use it, but that was just a lie she got called out on?

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  • [–] 44 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Or it was setup at one point by whomever assists her with IT and she forgot. Lots of possibilities when you're dealing with humans

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