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CubitOom@infosec.pub to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 16 hours ago

No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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CubitOom@infosec.pub to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 16 hours ago
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  • LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com
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    14 hours ago

    Apple has something similar where you hold the power + volume up for ~3-5 seconds and you get the Power/Emergency call screen but it also disables biometrics until after a successful PIN.

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      11 hours ago

      You just press the power button 5 times.

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        I thought that triggered the actual emergency call itself.

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          Nope. Gotta slide afterwards to make the call.

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