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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. mbil+hv[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:49:07
>>nova22+qq
Reminder that you can press the iPhone power button five times to require passcode for the next unlock.
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3. qingch+OR1[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:26:52
>>mbil+hv
Everyone makes this same comment on each of these threads, but it's important to remember this only works if you have some sort of advance warning. If you have the iPhone in your hand and there is a loaded gun pointed at your head telling you not to move, you probably won't want to move.
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