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> I think people need to adjust their security policies to reflect the actual security threats they're likely to face, and for most people Touch ID or FaceID ar
by dbg31415 9y ago
> I think people need to adjust their security policies to reflect the actual security threats they're likely to face, and for most people Touch ID or FaceID are more than adequate.
Sounds like you work for Equifax. (=
Look, real security threats are out there -- even if you don't want to acknowledge them. Phones have too much sensitive data, photos, bank accounts -- now the ability to pay via text message. It's just short-sighted to think the only threats people should be worried about are their kids or neighbours.
- sxates 9y agoSure, but has there been a single case of someone's bank account being robbed because they lost their phone, and someone went through the effort to collect and impersonate their fingerprint to unlock it? You could be shot at random too, but I'm betting you didn't wear a bullet proof vest today, unless you have cause to think someone is determined to harm you. And don't I wish that my credit info requires a fingerprint to access. That'd be a big step up!
- zaroth 9y agoCertainly there have been people with devices that had poor security that were remotely accessed and then robbed. TeamViewer accounts with weak passwords were being hacked en masse with scripts trying to visit paypal.con and transfering funds. If you had passwords auto-saved in your browser they could get in to make the transfer. FaceID is better than 99.9% of what humans actually do in the real world.