A Massachusetts federal district judge gave cops a warrant to force-unlock iPhones with the suspect’s fingers.
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What Kanye West can teach us about passcodes
Pulling out an iPhone XS to show the assembled throng a picture of the hydrogen-powered aircraft that “our president should be flying in,” West casually unlocked it using the passcode ‘000000’.
Police try (and fail) to unlock phone with a dead man’s finger
The practice doesn’t require a warrant but it left relatives feeling “disrespected and violated.”
Police use dead man’s fingers to try to unlock his iPhone
In the first known instance of this technique, police tried using a dead man’s fingerprints to get past the protection of Apple’s Touch ID.
Change this setting to stop Siri spilling your selfies!
A Siri-ous bug affecting iOS 9 could let a crook skip your passcode, and get at your photos… …and access your contacts, and send bogus messages in your name. Here’s how to fix it.
iOS 9 enhances two factor authentication, introduces 6-digit passcodes
Apple announced on Monday that iOS 9 will have native two-factor authentication as well as (slightly) more secure passcodes.
RBS and NatWest banks to use Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint system for mobile login
The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest have launched a new mobile banking service that allows Apple customers to authenticate via Apple’s Touch ID.
My password is…no, sorry, it’s completely slipped my mind – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “60 Second Security” video. It’ll only take a minute…
Police can demand fingerprints but not passcodes to unlock phones, rules judge
Fingerprints are what you *are*, passcodes are what you *know*. Therefore the police can demand your fingerprints to unlock a phone without contravening the Fifth Amendment, according to a judge in Virginia, USA. 