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The assignee name and "address" is spelled wrong on the page. Also it would be incredibly awesome to have seamless passwords. Just pick up and go. But of cours
by ericz 16y ago
The assignee name and "address" is spelled wrong on the page.
Also it would be incredibly awesome to have seamless passwords. Just pick up and go. But of course, I imagine there'd be times when it wouldn't be able give accurate consistent measurements? It seems like a rather delicate operation, i.e prone to problems.
- Vivtek 16y agoMaybe it would work perfectly - until you were panicky and the adrenaline affected your heart rhythm. Like during that sales demo, or when calling 911.
- derefr 16y agoDoes adrenaline really affect rhythm, or does it simply make your heart beat with the same rhythm, faster? I thought any change in heart rhythm was considered an arrhythmia.
- cstross 16y agoI suspect arrhythmias are commoner than you think. A large proportion of us will suffer from one at some point in our lives. Failure scenario: you're having a mild heart attack, but you can't call an ambulance because your phone doesn't recognize you! (If this biometric is routinely used as a password-substitute, what are the odds that by the time you really need it, you've forgotten the password you used when you set up your account?) Yes, a workaround for emergency services is feasible, but your average first half attack has a duration measured in hours, comes with a variety of symptoms the victim is unfamiliar with, and many folks' first response is to try to self-diagnose or ask someone about it, rather than to instantly realize "OMFG, I'm having a heart attack, ER now". Way to go if they're locked out of all the possible online sources of information that might tell them what's going on! (And I really don't think Apple will be wanting to jump through the medical device certification hoops for OSX and the iPhone, given what the regulatory regime is like ...)
- derefr 16y agoEasy enough: require that any computer using biometrics (of any kind, not just this one) also have the guest account enabled.
- cstross 16y agoNow we're into patching design errors by applying work-arounds. That always ends well.
- george_morgan 16y agoAndroid phones already have an “emergency call only” option on the unlock screen. Now, a phone that self-diagnoses an emergency is heading into interesting territory…
- Vivtek 16y agoI don't know - but I'm not really 100% sure Apple knows, either.