@terminaltilt@climatejustice.social
Post #1620133
2026-03-19 17:57 UTC
@grote
The irony of the biometric requirement.
In many jurisdictions, a PIN is "content of the mind" (legal protection), but your fingerprint is "physical evidence." By forcing biometrics into the sideloading, they are pushing users toward a security method with weaker legal safeguards.
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@old_angry_queer@girlcock.club 2026-03-19 18:30
@terminaltilt yeah, i don't like that. i don't even give my phone my fingerprints in the first place. @grote
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@31113@kolektiva.social 2026-03-19 19:36
@terminaltilt for the average person it's probably much more likely that someone's going to try to look over your shoulder or that one of the infinite surveillance cameras captures you entering your pin than it is that the cops force their finger on the fingerprint scanner. In that way biometrics are more secure and people should use them. Biometrics should just also be very easy to disable in moments where that threat is present