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Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case
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this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2026
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Well.... this is just another reason to never activate biometrics. Police typically need a warrent for passwords, not for biometrics.
Even with passwords they just attach some Israeli hacker machine and they'll break in
No that only works in some instances. A correctly configured not iOS computer should be resistant to that.
Until they find a CVE they can use sure
Plenty of those in motherboards, TPMs, CPUs, software, OS, etc.