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Are there any legal experts that want to weigh in on this.

Can the police in New Zealand force unlock your device with your biometrics?

How does this work with NZ law?

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[–] liv 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The moral of the story to me is leave your smartphone at home and just bring a dumbphone if you think you could be arrested.

My dumbphone has a broken key and it is infuriatingly hard to unlock though so it might antagonize them.

[–] Dave 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Haha I think it's probably best not to antagonise the police if you can help it!

[–] liv 2 points 6 months ago

Exactly!

It antagonizes the people in my life; that's bad enough.