FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

https://piefed.zip/c/privacy/p/1034473/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

Why not try a different UI? - [Blorp](https://blorp.piefed.zip)

Natanson said she does not use biometrics for her devices, but after investigators told her to try, “when she applied her index finger to the fingerprint reader, the laptop unlocked.”

Use biometric security at your own risk.

So basically, the reporter said she doesnt use it, but that was just a lie she got called out on?
Or it was setup at one point by whomever assists her with IT and she forgot. Lots of possibilities when you’re dealing with humans
That makes the most sense. It was probably set up the day she got it as part of the onboarding process and then she never used it and forgot about doing something that took 30 seconds several years ago.