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cbhl
on Sept 25, 2015
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Forcing suspects to reveal phone passwords is unco...
How likely are you to actually remember the code when you're under duress, though?
jhardy54
on Sept 25, 2015
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More than 0%, which makes it more useful than not.
tsotha
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You could make it an easy one. Say your normal code is 5829. The panic code should be something like 1111. You'll never key it in accidentally, and people have codes like that, so it won't tip off an assailant.
rhizome
on Sept 26, 2015
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the thing is, it's not the worst thing in the world if a bad person guesses it.
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