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No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Cops can't force you to give up your password even if its 12345.

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Yes but they can guess it, and if it's 12345 then ...

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Depends on the cops

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[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

No, depends on the country.

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