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Flaws in Finger Print scanner.
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Who exactly is going to come into my bedroom while I sleep to get into my phone?
Why don't we cross this bridge (and issue) once we have all the info on how this feature (if true) will function, no need to create and solve an issue that doesn't exist yet.
Why don't we cross this bridge (and issue) once we have all the info on how this feature (if true) will function, no need to create and solve an issue that doesn't exist yet.
Good point! Fingerprint and voice recognition maybe?
*puts finger of sleeping person on iphone.."correct, please say something". Punches sleeping person in the face.."AAAAGH" *thank you*.
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Let me word the OP question how he wanted to write it...
"I'm worried that my wife will now be able to get my phone whilst I'm asleep, and put my finger on the phone to unlock it.. Obviously this is unacceptable, as she'd find out that I'm shagging my secretary.
Anyone else worried about this?"
We've all thought about that bro.
"I'm worried that my wife will now be able to get my phone whilst I'm asleep, and put my finger on the phone to unlock it.. Obviously this is unacceptable, as she'd find out that I'm shagging my secretary.
Anyone else worried about this?"
We've all thought about that bro.
Perhaps when the phone unlocks from the scanner it'll vibrate or make a beep?
Aside from disabling the scanner, that would be a good option to have.
But, yes, if there's someone in your room whilst you're asleep who you don't trust, then them vicariously fingering your phone is the least of your worries
Edit: I think I've figured out how this will be stopped from happening - I think you'll have to press the home button, and the scan will take place as you press it in. The force required to push someone elses finger (a very sensitive part of the body) into the home button would rouse them from sleep for sure.
Aside from disabling the scanner, that would be a good option to have.
But, yes, if there's someone in your room whilst you're asleep who you don't trust, then them vicariously fingering your phone is the least of your worries
Edit: I think I've figured out how this will be stopped from happening - I think you'll have to press the home button, and the scan will take place as you press it in. The force required to push someone elses finger (a very sensitive part of the body) into the home button would rouse them from sleep for sure.
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Most likely a PIN code will be required anyway. But it won't be used unless it can't authenticate your finger. So that would be useless in this case.
There will certainly be a way to disable. It will be like siri, exciting at first then not very practical. Fingerprint scanners on larger devices, and even in high security environments, don't have a 100 percent scan success rate. Imagine having to re scan your finger to unlock your phone. What about dirt and smudge.
Don't live around people you don't trust, and if you feel you need to hide it you shouldn't be doing it.
That or sleep with iMits on to protect your fingerprints.
You're assuming it uses the exact same technology for identification as the high security scanners, which it may not. Guess what? Voice recognition sucked 5 years ago too, not so much anymore.
*puts finger of sleeping person on iphone.."correct, please say something". Punches sleeping person in the face.."AAAAGH" *thank you*.
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Cut-off thumbs may not work if Apple managed to fit in all of the technologies that AuthenTech developed.
Based on what AuthenTech was working on before Apple bought them, they require your fingers to be alive.
I'm not sure if it is possible to keep pushing fake blood into a thumb to fool this technology.
