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RE: wait
by flypig on Wed 11th Sep 2013 23:28 UTC in reply to "wait"
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They do store some data on the device (at least according to the article), it's just not an actual image of your fingerprint. This probably isn't unusual for fingerprint readers: I believe only certain features are needed to repeat an identification.

Unfortunately the conclusion that "this means that even if someone cracked an iPhone’s encrypted chip, they likely wouldn’t be able to reverse engineer someone’s fingerprint" doesn't necessarily follow. It seems like a strange claim to make anyway. What exactly is it that they think the "privacy hawks" are worried about?

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