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Agreed. But they always blow it out of proportion. As if the existing fingerprint systems are extremely insecure and theirs is not. The truth is they are all th

Agreed. But they always blow it out of proportion. As if the existing fingerprint systems are extremely insecure and theirs is not. The truth is they are all the same- insecure.

melange 13y ago
Theirs is better than the standard old fingerprint scanners and far better than using 'nothing' which is what they are replacing. They have blown nothing out of proportion.
- arbitrage 13y ago
  if it causes people to behave recklessly because they have the false impression of security, when they would otherwise have taken better custodianship of their device and their data, then yes ... it can be worse than nothing.
  - cremnob 13y ago
    That shouldn't be an issue considering most people don't have a passcode set.
    - jonknee 13y ago
      Another option would be to just require a PIN (or both a PIN and fingerprint).
      - MBCook 13y ago
        Yeah, that's going to move consumer devices. "Now harder to use!"
  - melange 13y ago
    What would you call more reckless than having no passcode at all?