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And the social aspect? Is it common for you to obtain the image of the correct finger and then the phone from a stranger? How do you approach that part of the

• icambron 13y ago
  It's not common for me to do that, but it's also not common for me to try breaking into iPhones. But if I were trying to break into an iPhone, perhaps the finger prints are on the phone. Or some other item I also got as part of the same theft. Or I found the phone in the owner's house when I robbed it and have my pick of surfaces. Or I have the owner's prints in a database because they went were convicted of a crime(I admit I have no idea what resolution those are taken at). I don't think there's a shortage possibilities. You leave prints on almost everything you touch. To be extra clear, I'm not saying the finger print reader isn't good enough for most iPhone users; I'm not arguing the nth-grandparent's point about that. My point is that it's not highly secure, and Apple shouldn't be marketing it that way. Similarly, the lock on my front door is plenty good for my house, but no one would ever describe my house as highly secure.
  • hippee-lee 13y ago
    Got it and I understand your comment a bit better. I hadn't thought of the fingerprint lifted from the phone scenario. You do have a very valid argument.