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1. nova22+qq[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:29:22
>>robin_+(OP)
Remember...they can make you use touch id...they can't make you give them your password.

https://x.com/runasand/status/2017659019251343763?s=20

The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it.

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2. deltas+ov1[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:25:52
>>nova22+qq
Also, using biometrics on a device, and your biometrics unlock said device, do wonders for proving to a jury that you owned and operated that device. So you're double screwed in that regard.
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