Apple Watch and iPhone owners in the United States will now be able to carry a copy of their U.S. passport on their device, which they can then use at TSA checkpoints across more than 250 U.S. airports when traveling domestically.
Apple’s new Digital ID will let U.S. users carry their passport on their iPhone, and use it at TSA checkpoints.
It is established that LEO can force biometric authentication in the USA; hence lockdown mode. But it’s likely they don’t need that provision, because most people don’t use lockdown mode.
Further, if you refuse to allow a search of your phone at a border crossing in the USA, you’ll have a bad time. They likely won’t ask, but it’s a possibility.
It’s pretty irrelevant.
It is established that LEO can force biometric authentication in the USA; hence lockdown mode. But it’s likely they don’t need that provision, because most people don’t use lockdown mode.
Further, if you refuse to allow a search of your phone at a border crossing in the USA, you’ll have a bad time. They likely won’t ask, but it’s a possibility.
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/can-border-agents-search-your-electronic