Let me know what you think on this guys. I have decided to keep so want to make sure I am not missing something important. Thanks for the help along the way.

Setting up Face ID

Setting up gmail.

Managing battery usage/life

Are you updating from an older I phone or is this your first one?

Be certain that you have an iCloud account set up. The basic 50 GB allotment, 99¢/month, is enough for many folks.
Settings => [your name] => iCloud

That’s assuming that you’re not such a technology skeptic that you think iCloud is untrustworthy.

Also, since you think Face ID is untrustworthy, choose a not-easily-guessed six-digit (or better) screen unlock code.

I’d never use a thumbprint or Face ID for my phones security.

If you ever get pinched for anything they can search your phone without your consent because they can use your face or fingerprint to unlock it.

As far as I know they cannot compel you to provide them with an access pin. Make them work for it.

Wondered what AI would return about the FaceID/Thumbprint and being compelled to open your phone.

Question: Can you be compelled to use your FaceID or Thumbprint to open a cellular phone?


Yes, in the U.S., courts have generally allowed law enforcement to compel you to unlock your phone using your face or fingerprint.

Under the Fifth Amendment, biometrics are treated as physical evidence, not "testimonial" statements, so you can be forced to use them.

However, the legal landscape is complex and varies by jurisdiction:

Biometrics vs. Passcodes: While biometrics can be compelled, the courts consistently rule that law enforcement cannot force you to reveal or enter your alphanumeric passcode or PIN. Your passcode represents the contents of your mind, which is protected by the Fifth Amendment.

Fourth Amendment: The police still generally need a search warrant or probable cause to search the phone's contents. If you are in a situation where you want to protect your data, you can temporarily disable biometric unlocking on an iPhone.

To disable Face ID or Touch ID: Press and hold the Side button and either Volume button until the power-off slider appears. Tap Cancel at the bottom. This forces the iPhone to require your passcode before Face ID/Touch ID can be used again.

You can review additional guidance on digital privacy at demonstrations or encounters with law enforcement from organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation or the American Civil Liberties Union.

I can also explain: How to permanently disable Face ID /Touch ID in your Apple Support settings

To permanently disable biometric unlocking, you can turn off the features directly within your iPhone’s settings menu.

How to Turn Off Face ID or Touch ID:

• Open the Settings app.
  
• Scroll down and tap Face ID & Passcode (or Touch ID & Passcode).
  Enter your current passcode.
  
• Look under the Use Face ID For (or Use Touch ID For) section.
  
• Toggle off the switch for iPhone Unlock.

Additional Securing Steps

Turn off other features: You can also toggle off iTunes & App Store, Apple Pay, and Password Autofill in that same menu to completely stop using biometrics.

Reset Face ID/Touch ID: Tap Reset Face ID (or Delete Fingerprint) in the same menu to completely erase your biometric data from the device.

Once disabled, your iPhone will strictly require your alphanumeric passcode or PIN to unlock

Now I found the EFF's information on digital security quite revealing of their organizations direction, looks to favor instructing protestors on digital protection, however, the information remains consistent for it, regardless if you are a member of ANTIFA or just a regular person with a phone..

Question: Provide guidance on digital privacy at demonstrations or encounters with law enforcement from organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) advises protesters to take extreme precautions with their personal data, as modern law enforcement routinely utilizes cell-site simulators, facial recognition, and bulk warrant sweeps at demonstrations.

Key strategies include:

Lockdown Devices: “Remove fingerprint unlock on your device before attending the protest.”, as noted DIGITAL SECURITY TIPS FOR PROTESTORS. Always use a strong alphanumeric passphrase.

Turn Off Radios: “To prevent a phone from sharing information and location when not actively in use during a protest, the most effective measure is to power it off completely.”, as recommended by the ACLU on Facebook.

Secure Communications: “Install Signal. Signal is an app available on both iOS and Android that offers strong encryption to protect both text messages and voice calls.”, as detailed in Digital tips for protestors at EFF.com .

Protect Others: Never post identifiable photos of fellow protesters without consent, and strip the EXIF location metadata from any images you do share.

Know Your Rights: If an officer demands to search or unlock your phone, do not physically resist, but clearly state that you do not consent and demand to see a warrant.

Generically, you want to maximize security and minimize battery usage.

Go through each app on the setup menus and select smart choices. Most apps should be set to never use your location and to NOT update automatically. Email can be set to manual retrieval of new messages unless you need instant access.

For security, turn off SIRI for most everything. Turn off location for everything not absolutely necessary. (My hearing aids Find-Me function requires access all the time to location, which does make me a little nervous but I do it).

As I posted in your other thread, disable the lock screen swipe down to get to the control center, and disable accessing SIRI while locked. Set the Auto-Lock to whatever time makes sense, which is when the screen goes black if you aren't moving/touching the phone. Shorter saves battery but can be annoying. Then set the Passcode Required (I forget the exact name but it was in the other thread) to IMMEDIATE. This means you need the passcode as soon as the screen goes black.

Turn on wifi calling if your home wifi is good. This supposedly works seamlessly, and is better for some reason than making every call on 5G. We get spotty cell sometimes at home, so wifi calling makes calls rock solid.

Set up syncing of all your apple devices to your AppleID. This allows all your internet passwords, emails, text messages, contact phone #'s and emails, photos, podcasts, etc to sync. You don't need to have gobs of iCloud to do it. I don't store all my stuff on iCloud, but I do sync through it.

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Originally posted by HRK:
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• Open the Settings app.
  
• Scroll down and tap Face ID & Passcode (or Touch ID & Passcode).
  Enter your current passcode.
  
• Look under the Use Face ID For (or Use Touch ID For) section.
  
• Toggle off the switch for iPhone Unlock.

An alternative method to disable Face ID, said to be from Apple Support, that looks faster and better to me:

“Alternatively, quickly press the Side button five times in a row.”

I haven’t tried it.

For those who are concerned about being “forced” to use Face ID against your will, know that they won’t succeed, if you contort your face.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

An alternative method to disable Face ID, said to be from Apple Support, that looks faster and better to me:

“Alternatively, quickly press the Side button five times in a row.”

I haven’t tried it.

That brings up the Emergency Screen. So use caution! One of the options is to shut down the phone, but another is to send an emergency HELP to 911. It also sends the HELP message to anyone you have identified that you want it to. So my kids are on mine, plus my wife. If I get hurt and can't talk, I can do the 5 clicks and summon help. GPS location is sent with it.

It is also a decent unobvious way to signal for help in a rare situation like being hostage in an armed robbery.

To use it to turn of FaceID would work but requires some care.

^^^^ You don’t even need to do the 5 clicks. Just press and hold the Power and Up Volume buttons simultaneously to power off. Once you power the phone on again, you must first enter the passcode to unlock it, before Face ID is enabled. Again, that’s for those who are concerned about being forced by law enforcement to unlock your phone using Face ID. They can’t.

Should have a passcode.

^^^^^

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Should have a passcode.

A few posts above:
“Also, since you think Face ID is untrustworthy, choose a not-easily-guessed six-digit (or better) screen unlock code.”

https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...570015125#3570015125

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Originally posted by 12131:
^^^^ You don’t even need to do the 5 clicks. Just press and hold the Power and Up Volume buttons simultaneously to power off. Once you power the phone on again, you must first enter the passcode to unlock it, before Face ID is enabled.
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Good point.

Border patrol does have the authority to look at the contents of your phone coming back into the country. Probably foreign governments have the same authority going into their countries.

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Border patrol does have the authority to look at the contents of your phone coming back into the country.

Point is, even if someone has their cell phone biometrics enabled, and law enforcement wants to use them to unlock the phone, but the owner doesn’t cooperate, he can decide to shut it down quickly. Then, Face ID or Touch ID becomes useless. And they can’t make him enter the passcode.

https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935/m/1440051125

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Border patrol does have the authority to look at the contents of your phone coming back into the country.

Point is, even if someone has their cell phone biometrics enabled, and law enforcement wants to use them to unlock the phone, but the owner doesn’t cooperate, he can decide to shut it down quickly. Then, Face ID or Touch ID becomes useless. And they can’t make him enter the passcode.

Yup. I was trying to point out that one cannot always refuse. I am pretty firm on not allowing fishing expeditions. "Am I being detained or am I free to leave" kind of thing.

Things are different at borders.