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Double check this in the state or country you’re in. I recall something from a few years ago where the police could force you to give a swipe pattern and maybe pin since these items are not covered in the same way that a password is.

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Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Maybe in some countries but in a western one they aren’t getting a pattern or passcode unless you verbally give it to them. We do know though that there is some level of capability to crack phones though.

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- r0ertel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Indent to find an article to back up what I remember and in 2020, a woman was held in contempt of court and jailed for refusing to provide a passcode. The case was later overturned.
  
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  - Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    But they didn’t get the code. That’s the quest they can do, hold you in contempt of court. Which in the US is illegal under the 5th amendment.
    
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mako@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
How can you be forced to input a pattern/PIN?

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- Korbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  My phone has a “Lockdown” option in the power menu. It usually makes it require the pin and fingerprint won’t be available until unlocked again.
  
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  - Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    You can destroy it completely, no way they get to the key to encrypt your files like this ☝🏻🤓
    
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yamanii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
How is a pin not a passcode?

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