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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Six presses on the power button and iPhones disable biometrics. I believe for most threat models, biometrics is better than typing a passcode, between the hotspots of fingerprints and shoulder surfing risk. Lock out biometrics before sleeping or other leaving unattended scenarios if raids are a risk
Not sure about the laptops; probably best to do a password there.
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Do they return the device afterwards like “oh well, here ya go then” durp durp. Or do they keep it “for evidence” out of spite?
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Remember iPhone users: 5 quick presses of the side button will disable biometric unlock and require a PIN.
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on Android, you can Press and hold the power button. a menu with 4 options will appear, the top right is the lockdown.
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Paywalled.
If you just want to learn about Lockdown Mode, here ya go:
Got I hate fucking paywalls
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Isn’t the Washington Post state media now anyway?
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Why is the FBI searching journalist's devices?
Oh wait, it's 2026. Yeah, that tracks...
Pho es need a Burndown mode by default. Enable it, and it will continue to operate normally for 6 hours or so, during which time you can disable Burndown. But if you don't, it automatically wipes your data.
No doubt it would be illegal and no manuf would ever actually do it, because it could be construed as destroying evidence. But an automatic Burndown would give you the plausible deniability that you just happen to have a new secondhand phone which hasn't yet been set up.
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