February 14, 2020

Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years

The US Court of Appeals ruled that he couldn't continue to be held for refusing to give up his passcodes.

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October 22, 2019

Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device

It's not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it's a “foregone conclusion" that she knows her phone passcode.

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September 28, 2017

Android unlock patterns are too easy to guess, stop using them

Shoulder surfing beats a 6 point unlock pattern most of the time

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June 05, 2017

Why ‘I forgot my password’ won’t go down well with a judge

Two cases in Florida suggest that claiming you can't remember your phone's password mean you could end up in even more trouble

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March 08, 2016

Your smartphone fingerprint reader could be hacked using paper and ink

Security researchers have tricked the fingerprint sensor on two smartphones with an inkjet printer, special silver conductive ink and paper.

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August 22, 2015

Surprise! People choose predictable Android lockscreen patterns

New research studying how people create lockscreen patterns suggests that they aren't a secure alternative to passcodes at all.

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May 21, 2015

Apple Watch lets nimble-fingered crooks use your Apple Pay

Nimble-fingered crooks can exploit the one-second lag before Watch senses it's off a wrist and asks for a passcode.

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