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1. macint+c4[view] [source] 2026-02-04 14:51:04
>>robin_+(OP)
> 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.”

Curious.

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2. dyausp+wd[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:33:49
>>macint+c4
She has to have set it up before. There is no way to divine a fingerprint any other way. I guess the only other way would be a faulty fingerprint sensor but that should default to a non-entry.
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3. giraff+Ek[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:05:18
>>dyausp+wd
Could be a parallel construction type thing. They already have access but they need to document a legal action by which they could have acquired it so it doesn't get thrown out of court.

I think this is pretty unlikely here but it's within the realm of possibility.

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4. tsol+ol[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:08:50
>>giraff+Ek
Seems like it would be hard to fake. The was she tells it she put her finger on the pad and the OS unlocked the account. Sounds very difficult to do
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5. operat+uo[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:21:44
>>tsol+ol
I think they mean if they already have her fingerprint from somewhere else, and a secret backdoor into the laptop. Then they could login, setup biometrics and pretend they had first access when she unlocked it. All without revealing their backdoor.
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