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Somehow I think whipping my cock out to unlock my phone will be frowned upon in most situations...
But not all situations.
Quite true, but of course I wouldn't expect anyone to do that in public.
That's like the entire idea, I'm pretty sure they can't legally force you to undress to unlock and inspect your phone.
My point is; the purpose of biometric unlock is convenience, especially since it doesn't disable pin/pass. If you can't use it in most situations, you may as well just use a pin/password. You gain absolutely nothing by setting up your penis to unlock your device...
With relation to border inspections: you get ordered to unlock devices for border security to inspect. If you refuse, you'll either be refused entry and turned away or you'll be detained until access is gained (willfully or through cracking tools). The US has demonstrated much more willingness to detain people at the border and hold them for months without charge, so I wouldn't push it. To be clear; your 'rights' against unlawful search and seizure do not apply at the border, even for US citizens.
Don't store anything you don't want border security to see on a device you're bringing through a border checkpoint. Store it on a remote server and retrieve it as necessary.
I hear you loud and clear, the right to privacy has gone to shit.
Meanwhile, you know how small MicroSD cards are right? You could store one of those in a hollowed out coin (which would dual function as something of a Faraday Cage) to carry your data, without carrying any active device.
They can force you to undress for a cavity search. What makes unlocking your phone such a special case that they'd think that was "too much"?
Simple, you just don't tell them.
They can try all 10 fingers and all 10 toes, but if they don't know what piece of skin unlocks the phone, what the hell are they gonna do?
Deny entry. They dont have to try anything.
You're right.
You can also store all your critical data on a MicroSD card and just not even carry an active device.
MicroSD is so tiny that it could be hidden inside a modded hollowed out coin...
Honestly, a USB drive in another bag would be fine. Encrypt it and leave an unencrypted partition with harmless data and you're good.
Thats a better strategy.
Or backup your device, factory reset, put the backup somewhere you can get it after traveling, keep only enough on it to keep family updated during the trip itself, restore after youre in.
Seize the device and crack it with tools like Cellebrite. Possibly with you in custody in the meantime.