Amicitas@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoDon’t ever hand your phone to the copswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square155linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkDon’t ever hand your phone to the copswww.theverge.comAmicitas@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square155linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squarecranakis@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoFor most phones, just rebooting it will drop it back to bio + passcode. That’s the quick method for me.
minus-squarewurstgulasch3000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThis will also put the device in the “before first unlock” state, which will make it harder to extract data, even with physical access. After first unlock some data might be accessed even without the passcode when connecting the phone to a computer
minus-squaredudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.winlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoThis is good to know, but adds an additional step to simply requiring a passcode to unlock on screen lock.
For most phones, just rebooting it will drop it back to bio + passcode. That’s the quick method for me.
This will also put the device in the “before first unlock” state, which will make it harder to extract data, even with physical access. After first unlock some data might be accessed even without the passcode when connecting the phone to a computer
This is good to know, but adds an additional step to simply requiring a passcode to unlock on screen lock.