http://darrencohen.me/tags/tech/ Recent content in Tech on Darren Cohen Hugo en Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:42:34 -0500 http://darrencohen.me/posts/trigger-passcode-ios/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:42:34 -0500 http://darrencohen.me/posts/trigger-passcode-ios/ <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New court record from the FBI details the state of the devices seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson: phone was on w/Lockdown Mode; personal laptop was off; work laptop was on w/Touch ID; several Signal chats used disappearing messages. <a href="https://t.co/YqLahtQihR">https://t.co/YqLahtQihR</a> <a href="https://t.co/cMAEXBXLnD">pic.twitter.com/cMAEXBXLnD</a></p>&mdash; Runa Sandvik (@runasand) <a href="https://twitter.com/runasand/status/2017652181441118603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <hr> <p>This issue has been talked about for years, courts have been saying that your face and/or fingerprint can be compelled to unlock your phone while they can&rsquo;t force you to give up the passcode in your head. John Gruber <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2022/06/require_a_passcode_to_unlock_your_iphone">wrote</a> about this a few years ago, and the article contains some good advice that everyone should heed.</p>