The legal situation is more complex and nuanced than the headline implies, so the article is worth reading. This adds another ruling to the confusing case history regarding forced biometric unlocking.
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In order to turn off the Find My iPhone functionality, you need the Apple ID password, so this isn’t even a real concern. You can even remotely lock the phone with a new password. Apple has made stealing an iPhone and making it work afterwards very hard.
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The idea is usually to access the victim’s banking app, or 2fa app, etc, AFAIK.
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Both of those require their own password or biometrics, so you couldn’t access those either.
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Idk about iOS, but android lets you add a fingerprint using the lock screen password
