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1 huge overlooked problem with a fingerprint sensor
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It will be able to hold information on multiple prints I'd imagine 10 at the minimum. For other people who frequenty share your device I very much doubt that you couldn't get them to scan one of their fingers as if it were your own. And I doubt that the "slide to unlock" text will go away. Even with the fingerprint scanning for unlock active a password could be used, which you can give to anyone you'd like without giving up any information they could use to make payments.
Wow, I think that the fingerprint scanner will be an option like the pass that you can put now. And while sleeping you will feel someone grabbing your hand and so on. Overly attached girlfriend problems 
If someone starts messing with the part of your body with one of the most nerve endings and you don't wake up, I think the issue maybe doctorworthy
I'm not agreeing with the paranoid types around here, but I'm pretty sure that a normal person doesn't wake up any time something lightly touches their fingertip. Certainly not during the deepest part of the sleep cycle. For instance, haven't you heard of the old prank where you put someone's hand in warm water while they're asleep?
I guess it depends on how much pressure the sensor requires.
Ok, if you are living with someone and share keys to the house, they already have access to a lot more of your confidential information than your phone. They could steal anything while you are asleep.
Financial statements, credit cards, car keys, tax returns, passports, social security cards, dogs, cats, and on and on. Having any of that stuff stolen is usually a lot worse than stuff on a phone being looked at.
Personally I'd be really upset if I woke up and found my Labrador missing, but its just silly to be paranoid about that. I'm not married to the NSA for heavens sakes.
My first thought was the difficulty my SO would have when I wanted her to use my phone. It's not a privacy concern between us.
In any case it's easier to look over someone's shoulder when they enter their pass code.
In any case it's easier to look over someone's shoulder when they enter their pass code.
We use the same kinda sensor at work, and whilst I was being slightly hyperbolic - it is still pretty obvious.
Even if you had a password lock, you still wouldn't be able to unlock your phone. You could use your nose, I suppose - but hardly practical.
I'm also certain that if a person plans on drinking with people they can't trust or if they have things on their phone they don't want their friends to see they can disable the scanner as a precaution. Also, we can get password protected apps to hide incriminating data...free none-the-less.
My wife knows all my pass codes and I knows hers. Not once in my 10 year marriage have I ever felt the need to look at anything of hers at all. No trust in your marriage, that's not Apples fault, that's your own.
dude, if your wife is cutting off your thumb to gain access, you got bigger problems than phone snooping...
Seriously, just suck your thumb. It will put you to sleep and protect your valuable data.
No, really seriously. Sleep with your phone in your shorts. You should wake up when she goes to get it. And if you set the phone to vibrate, you smile every time you get a call.
No, really, seriously serious this time: Buy a droid. She'll leave you and then, problem solved!...
The new finger print scanner will be so advanced, it will actually know when you're awake or sleeping and only activate when you're awake.
They still haven't figured out how to stop it from working if your finger has been removed from your body and your gf just uses it whenever she wants. They're working on it, though.
They still haven't figured out how to stop it from working if your finger has been removed from your body and your gf just uses it whenever she wants. They're working on it, though.
If you're sleeping at work it's probably not a deep sleep. When you were a kid, didn't the tooth fairy ever take a tooth and slip some money right under your head without waking you?
what's the point buying fingerprint identity sensor? if the sensor cant figure out?
again how you gonna unlock 5s if your finger got slightly cut via sharp paper, knife etc...
You can add more than one finger print to the phone if one does not work, try another.
Because I have law firm stuff on my phone, my wife is not allowed to see the stuff I have on my device, though she doesn't concern herself such that she would want to nor attempt some spy stuff and try to gain access...
She says she does admit and gets curious sometimes, but that's only because she wants to hear the crazy stories some of my clients have.
You can swipe/passcode to get in to the phone.
Or you can press/fingerprint to get in to the phone.
No problem here, move along folks.
Here is the answer
In media demos of the FP feature it was stated that you can scan multiple fingers and independently name them. Meaning that you can have multiple people scan fingers and identify the person associated with the finger.
This also enables you to delete a 'person' (set of fingers) from the phone when your wife kicks you out ;-)
Problem solved. Move along.
In media demos of the FP feature it was stated that you can scan multiple fingers and independently name them. Meaning that you can have multiple people scan fingers and identify the person associated with the finger.
This also enables you to delete a 'person' (set of fingers) from the phone when your wife kicks you out ;-)
Problem solved. Move along.
