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‘Identity Check’ is rolling out now to Pixel devices with Android 15 (security.googleblog.com)
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[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Can someone help me understand how this is better than a pin and the current findmyphone security features? This seems like it could be abused and become a way for remote actors to unlock my phone without my knowledge or consent.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Seems like they're requiring biometrics for more things when you're not at home/work. They really should just take the location component out of it if they're really trying to improve security. But it seems like they're just wanting an excuse to have your location at all times

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