On 2025-10-05, Henrik Ahlgren <[email protected]> wrote: > Andy Smith <[email protected]> writes: > >> It won't help you against your government who will just compel you by >> law to give up your passphrase. If your data's worth the prison time, >> you're already in a threat category beyond what we can advise you on. > > This may be true in your location, but it is not the case in my home > country, which has robust legal protections against self-incrimination. > However, nothing prevents law enforcement from brute-forcing the > passphrase, a method at which they are often successful. >
The case law for biometric unlock in Germany is not so cut and dry. But you're right to call out Andy for believing everyone is a Brit. :-)
