

  (Source: Apple)



I. CCC Makes Short Work of Apple's Supposedly Secure Sensor






iPhone 5S sensor

II. Another Danger -- Police Seizing Your Data





Police arrest




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RE: yup
By spaced_ on 9/23/2013 1:46:29 PM , Rating: 5
This is a good point. If you just want a simple locking mechanism for your phone then it's fine. Similar to facial recognition unlock that's been on Android for quite some time.

The danger however is if it's being marketed by Apple as super secure. If so, users are being lulled into a false sense of security.

RE: yup
By vol7ron on 9/23/2013 5:35:34 PM , Rating: 2
RSA had 2-factor authentication compromised ( which goes to show nothing electronic is ever impenetrable, but so far, I'd say this is secure because of three reasons:

1) The person who wants to compromise your device's security will have to go to great lengths (obtaining your fingerprint, scanning it, molding it, or printing it off at a high resolution) to do so - someone that goes that far to do it is going to find a way.

2) I'd say it's secure enough until the "hack" can be performed w/o the sensor - via the lightning port, audio jack, Bluetooth, or other connection; that is, something that could be done in minutes-to-seconds.

3) There is concern of biometric data being shared. Since you have problems with FB and Google accessing private data, and iCloud being so interleaved into iOS, there is the concern that your personal data, which you can't change, will fall into someone else's hands. That is a huge concern. Apple I think has done a decent job of trying to store this information locally and letting its customers know.

The biggest example against it is the one about the Police, who will readily have that data available. In response, everyday we leave our houses, drive in our cars, or walk down the street. We take risks all the time, even if sometimes we don't realize it. While this is still a higher risk, I'm not sure it's cause for that much concern.

RE: yup
By quiksilvr on 9/23/2013 9:23:40 PM , Rating: 2
*Hands drink with roofie*


RE: yup
By marvdmartian on 9/25/2013 7:49:42 AM , Rating: 2
Just saw an article, this morning, where one user successfully used his JOHNSON to lock/unlock his new iPhone.

I'm betting that's a part of that feature, that Tim Cook never imagined!

The question isn't whether the more tech-savvy people (like the ones who post here on DT) believe the fingerprint reader is a measure of safety for their phone. It's a matter whether the ignorant masses that actually buy iPhones will believe it.

