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What industry do you work in and what are the LPT the general public should know about it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Give us the cheat codes to your industry/place of work!

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[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I definitely see your perspective, but mostly wanted to make sure I wasn’t overlooking some obvious downside in my risk assessment.

I figure my chances are low that I will get into the situation where an authority demands access to my phone but I also don’t have the opportunity to lock out biometrics. Like if I get pulled over I just hold power and volume up buttons for three seconds and biometrics is off. That said, it certainly doesn’t eliminate my risk completely, and I wouldn’t consider anyone crazy for just opting out completely.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The other problem with biometrics is you can't change them. With the OPM breach a few years ago they lost 5.6 million finger prints. Those finger prints are now useless since they are in the wild and can't be changed. Not a problem for your average phone user but in my world that's a really big deal. In my world biometrics are a convenience and convenience is bad for security.

As long as you've considered and accepted the risks you're good.

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Time to start using the middle finger, until the next data breach. Then the ring finger.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Can I use my dick head?

"You want me to unlock my phone? I used the head of my erect penis. I'm not going to get it up myself. Knock yourself the fuck out."