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That's hyperbolic. How often can someone see your passcode over your shoulder? Or have it picked up by a security camera? Fingerprint scanning absolutely has ad
by Osmium 13y ago
That's hyperbolic. How often can someone see your passcode over your shoulder? Or have it picked up by a security camera? Fingerprint scanning absolutely has advantages over pass codes.
Security is all about trade-offs. This result was to be expected (in some form). What will be worry me is if the "secure enclave" where the fingerprint data is stored is cracked (and I wouldn't be surprised if that happens too eventually).
- ce4 13y agoYour point is moot. As soon as your fp is digitally available online. E.g.,the CCC has captured and published former german minister of the interior, Wolfgang Schäuble's fingerprint in 2008 [1]. This finger of him is not secure any more and readily available via a google image search. [1] http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/CCC-publishes-fingerprints-of-German-Home-Secretary-734713.html http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/CCC-publishes-f...
- Osmium 13y agoAgreed: that's why I said it would be especially worrying if this "secure enclave" Apple talks about is cracked and if it's then possible to reconstruct fingerprints from the data inside. But unless that happens, the iPhone itself doesn't make my fingerprints any easier to leak; someone can already get them from everything I touch!