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Probably to get across the message that biometrics are not a secure replacement/alternative to passwords, contrary to what most people think because they feel t
by thex86 13y ago
Probably to get across the message that biometrics are not a secure replacement/alternative to passwords, contrary to what most people think because they feel that no one else can "fake" their fingerprints.
- threeseed 13y agoBiometrics ARE a more secure replacement/alternative to passwords. Are they perfect ? No. But nothing is.
- pook1e 13y agoI'd be very interested to hear how you think brute forcing my 22 character password is easier than stealing my laptop and fooling the fingerprint sensor.
- Karunamon 13y agoThink of it in more relative terms. The average iPhone user isn't going to be using a 4 character PIN, let alone a 22 character one. While the approach taken by Apple has a number of very real drawbacks, upgrading from no security to good (but still hackable) security is a huge deal. This isn't going to keep the NSA out of your phone, but it will serve to keep the average smash-n-grab thief or other low-skilled random out of your phone.