Your face is out in public; (ideally) your passwords aren’t publicly displayed.Today I learned that passwords and passcodes on your cell phone are protected by the 5th Amendment (here in the USA), but biometrics are not. Law enforcement, for example, can confiscate your phone and then hold it to your face and unlock it, and doing so doesn't violate the 5th Amendment.
Wild.
I’m a lawyer; I don’t use biometrics. I also don’t have my phone tied into my car’s Bluetooth system- I realized years ago that while my side may not be audible outside the car, the person I’m talking to can be heard from a few feet away, even with the windows up.
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