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Do you seriously believe that someone is going to clone your fingerprint and attempt to unlock your phone with it?

• cjunky 12y ago
  if someone has your phone and the ability to acquire/demand your fingerprints do you seriously think they arent? I agree that its only likely as a targeted attack though. This isn't the sort of thing you will see street criminals doing.
  • gress 12y ago
    If someone has your phone and the ability to demand your fingerprints, what possible value is an additional 4-digit pin going to be?
    • cjunky 12y ago
      a four digit pin? not much. A strong passphrase? quite a lot actually. It means they cant get access to your data without your cooperation.
      • bruceboughton 12y ago
        But they can get your fingerprints without your co-operation? Faster than you can lock the device from iCloud/Find my iPhone?
        • cjunky 12y ago
          That depends on who and why. A skilled person or organization yes. Obtaining the latent prints probably isn't the hard part, I imagine stealing someones trash would be enough for that. The tricky part is making a clone accurate and detailed enough that it works in less than 6 attempts.