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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone (gizmodo.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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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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[–] [S] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Thanks for the info, I doubt I'll need it, but it is always good to know.

Just a note, on a Samsung, go to settings and search for "lockdown" to enable the option, then hold the power button and the option is visible.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    At least on my stock Android Pixel you cannot use biometrics to unlock after a restart. So if you just hold down the power button to shut off the phone it would require a pin after booting.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Same on mine. The problem is I'm so dumb and absent minded I'd immediately unlock the phone again to browse Lemmy

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years 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.

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