I don't think the goal of Touch ID is better security nor is it an attempt by Apple to prevent the loss of iPhones from theft. The goal of Touch ID at the end o

I don't think the goal of Touch ID is better security nor is it an attempt by Apple to prevent the loss of iPhones from theft. The goal of Touch ID at the end of the day is to make it easier for people to make purchases, entering passwords to make an iTunes/App store purchase is a hindrance to Apple's bottom line. Currently because of the steps involved, people have the ability to rethink their purchases during the time it takes to enter and confirm they want to make a purchase. Touch ID takes away a few seconds of time to make a purchase, touch your finger on the reader and BAM! instant purchase. The steps in which the Chaos Computer Club took to break into an iPhone, no criminal would even think of undertaking. In the criminal world the longer it takes to steal something, the higher the chance you'll be caught. It's no different to an engine immobiliser that prevents a car from being stolen. If a criminal were to take their time, they could pop the bonnet and start the car, but most criminals will just take your stereo and car contents and leave the car if they can't get it started within a couple of minutes... Although, having said that. Apple's marketing speak does make Touch ID sound much more secure than it actually is. This might come back to bite them in the behind one day if the wrong person has their iPhone and data stolen and decides to act upon Apple's somewhat deceivingly clever marketing speak in a court room with dollars to spare. And besides making it easier for people to spend money without having time to think, a fingerprint scanner to the not-so-technology inclined sounds futuristic and cutting-edge, which in turn will sell millions upon millions of iPhone units. While many who frequent HN can see past the marketing spin and realise a fingerprint scanner isn't all that exciting or new, the lowest common denominator who buys an iPhone sees things differently.