I saw this cute story https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/clever-7-old-discovers-bypass-apple-touch-id-185521666.html
I saw it too and the title is moronic. He didnt bypass security, he actually used his dad's finger. Yes his dad was sleeping but there was no hack or bypass. But that won't get clicks so BGR uses the word "bypass".
Of course, nothing against you for posting this, I just hate stupid headlines like this.
Green, who teaches computer security and cryptology at JHU, tells CNN Money that this story shows that biometric security just isn’t as secure as we might like it to be largely because of how easy it would be for both police and thieves to force someone to put their finger on their Touch ID sensor and unlock their phone.
“This is a really serious problem,” Green explains. “In a situation where you’re under arrest, biometrics are not very good.”
I saw it too and the title is moronic. He didnt bypass security, he actually used his dad's finger. Yes his dad was sleeping but there was no hack or bypass. But that won't get clicks so BGR uses the word "bypass".
Of course, nothing against you for posting this, I just hate stupid headlines like this.
This is why the EFF, ACLU and similar advise people to turn off their phones the moment they think detention might be possible. Restarting the phone disables touchID until a passcode is entered.
The much easier and worry-free solution is to not do illegal things which might result in your detention.This is why the EFF, ACLU and similar advise people to turn off their phones the moment they think detention might be possible. Restarting the phone disables touchID until a passcode is entered.
Failing that, putting the wrong finger on the scanner 5 times disables it.
The much easier and worry-free solution is to not do illegal things which might result in your detention.
Just a theory but what if you're asleep and whoever comes into your room and picks up your iPhone 5S and just touch's the scanner of your finger while you sleep, and bang they're in your phone!
It's silly but true!