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jw1224 on June 15, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020)

> “You can change a password, but you cannot change your fingerprint”

I’ve never understood this argument.

I could just as easily say “someone else can use your password, but they cannot use your fingerprint”.

yallneedtogetit on June 15, 2022 [–]

What's being missed here is that courts have ruled that police (read: government) can compel people to provide biometrics to unlock their devices, but passwords can be forgotten.

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