Microsoft Hello can also be a PIN.
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OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Requires Microsoft Hello, which seems to be a biometric login, which as I understand it means that it is not covered under 5th amendment protections against self-incrimination. You can’t simply refuse to give up your fingerprint or facial recognition, and now cops just plainly have access to whatever your computer usage history is.
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
A PIN isn’t exactly high security…
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
The default Windows Hello PIN
- Must be at least 4 characters long
- Can’t be longer than 127 characters
- May include uppercase letters
- May include lowercase letters
- May include digits
- May include special characters
That’s plenty secure and is not biometric.
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
The pin can be numbers, letters and symbols as well though
suzune@ani.social 4 weeks ago
There are options not to install MS crap on your computer.
OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Sure, I’m a Linux user.