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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone (gizmodo.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Are there any legal experts that want to weigh in on this.

Can the police in New Zealand force unlock your device with your biometrics?

How does this work with NZ law?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We're talking about a hypothetical situation where you know you're potentially about to get arrested. I doubt you'd be powering it off and then on again while you talk to the cops.

[–] SirSamuel 1 points 8 months ago

You underestimate my power lol

Yeah i know, i was commenting on how goddamn stupid I can be

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If you get arrested in NZ they can search your phone and impeding them is impeding a search. As far as I know the courts haven't intepreted the right to not self incriminate as extending to passwords, so the difference in the article is immaterial.