IANAL but this seems to be pretty common all across the world. The usual recommendation is to put your phone in "lockdown" mode if there's any suspicion you may get arrested. This prevents the phone from being unlocked with biometrics and require pin.

You can do this either by restarting or turning off your phone, or a button combination (power + volume up on my android) and selecting lockdown.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

If you're using Android you can automate lockdown mode using Tasker so that it can it can be enabled "passively". For example, on my phone lockdown happens after: too many incorrect access attempts (bad biometric or passcode), any Bluetooth disconnects, any sudden shakes or jolts. So if someone takes my phone away from me, takes my phone from my car, or if I turn off my watch then lockdown. If someone fails to unlock my phone: photo taken, synced to cloud, phone lockdown. If my phone gets tapped, set down a little to roughly, or I get thrown to the ground or against a car with my phone in my pocket then lockdown. Sure, it means biometrics is often disabled on my phone, but now I find that reassuring.

[–] IIII 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What phone or app are you using for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Tasker

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