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The new Fingerprint Scanner™ ruined my life!

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Raggsokk

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So I just got the new iPhone 5s and begun using the fingerprint scanner, believing it would make everything so much easier. WRONG!

So, I don't care if I loose my phone and some random dude reads my emails.

Well that's a lie, I do care. However, the thing that keeps me up at night, giving me nightmares and wet bed sheets, is the thought of one of my douchebag friends reading my messages, browsing my pictures and messing with my facebook account.

And I really do believe a lot of you will agree with me on this one.

So here's a scenario:
I'm all drunk at a party and end up sleeping on a couch. Happens all the time. At this time my phone is locked with a 4 digit code. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and really don't wanna remember the night before. I go home, drink some water, watch a movie and cry myself to sleep.

THIS is what really happened:
I got really drunk last night, and fell asleep on the couch. Now one of my least favorite douchebags picked up my iPhone, pressed it against my finger, and ****ed up my life. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and I just wanted to forget last night ever happened. Well, I couldn't.

Last night was all over facebook, and that girl I really like will never speak to me again. I'll also have a hard time explaining to my grandfather not only why I came out of the closet to him, but also why I wanted him to be my first.

God praise cumbersome passwords.


This will happen guys.
 
Raggsokk said:
So I just got the new iPhone 5s and begun using the fingerprint scanner, believing it would make everything so much easier. WRONG!

So, I don't care if I loose my phone and some random dude reads my emails.

Well that's a lie, I do care. However, the thing that keeps me up at night, giving me nightmares and wet bed sheets, is the thought of one of my douchebag friends reading my messages, browsing my pictures and messing with my facebook account.

And I really do believe a lot of you will agree with me on this one.

So here's a scenario:
I'm all drunk at a party and end up sleeping on a couch. Happens all the time. At this time my phone is locked with a 4 digit code. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and really don't wanna remember the night before. I go home, drink some water, watch a movie and cry myself to sleep.

THIS is what really happened:
I got really drunk last night, and fell asleep on the couch. Now one of my least favorite douchebags picked up my iPhone, pressed it against my finger, and ****ed up my life. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and I just wanted to forget last night ever happened. Well, I couldn't.

Last night was all over facebook, and that girl I really like will never speak to me again. I'll also have a hard time explaining to my grandfather not only why I came out of the closet to him, but also why I wanted him to be my first.

God praise cumbersome passwords.


This will happen guys.
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...And I'm sure the 4 digit pin option will just magically disappear from the phone!?!?
 
Raggsokk said:
So I just got the new iPhone 5s and begun using the fingerprint scanner, believing it would make everything so much easier. WRONG!

So, I don't care if I loose my phone and some random dude reads my emails.

Well that's a lie, I do care. However, the thing that keeps me up at night, giving me nightmares and wet bed sheets, is the thought of one of my douchebag friends reading my messages, browsing my pictures and messing with my facebook account.

And I really do believe a lot of you will agree with me on this one.

So here's a scenario:
I'm all drunk at a party and end up sleeping on a couch. Happens all the time. At this time my phone is locked with a 4 digit code. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and really don't wanna remember the night before. I go home, drink some water, watch a movie and cry myself to sleep.

THIS is what really happened:
I got really drunk last night, and fell asleep on the couch. Now one of my least favorite douchebags picked up my iPhone, pressed it against my finger, and ****ed up my life. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and I just wanted to forget last night ever happened. Well, I couldn't.

Last night was all over facebook, and that girl I really like will never speak to me again. I'll also have a hard time explaining to my grandfather not only why I came out of the closet to him, but also why I wanted him to be my first.

God praise cumbersome passwords.


This will happen guys.
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Um...not to everybody.:p

I have mixed feelings about fingerprint scanners...but your scenario is not...ah...representative of the way everyone lives their life!:rolleyes:

:D
 
Maybe they'll incorporate an blood alcohol amount reading with the scanner so it will prevent not only your deviant friends, but YOU from drunk texting/dialing.
 
mpayne2k said:
Maybe they'll incorporate an blood alcohol amount reading with the scanner so it will prevent not only your deviant friends, but YOU from drunk texting/dialing.
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God, I just love that idea!

Siri would be all like "No <insert name here> you are drunk, don't touch me" and force you to say the alphabet backwards.
 
Raggsokk said:
God, I just love that idea!

Siri would be all like "No <insert name here> you are drunk, don't touch me" and force you to say the alphabet backwards.
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Or use the accellerometer to force you to use the phone to stretch out your hand then touch it to your nose, lol!
 
Maybe you should reconsider how you live your life? That'd be a good start.

At least this way, everyone knows how you handle yourself and saves them from having to deal with you. (either personally or professionally) Your life is built or broken on the poor choices you make.
 
I'm not sure why people are assuming Apple is adding the fingerprint scanner just for unlocking the phone. My guess is they have bigger plans for the scanner. Otherwise, I don't think they could really make a case for it being needed if it was just for unlocking.
 
mizzouxc said:
Maybe you should reconsider how you live your life? That'd be a good start.

At least this way, everyone knows how you handle yourself and saves them from having to deal with you. (either personally or professionally) Your life is built or broken on the poor choices you make.
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What, you think you're better than me?
 
Your scenario is a bit extreme, but I agree, something like that will happen. The fingerprint scanner is less secure than a password (unless they are used in conjunction). It will be a useless gimmick for 99% of iPhone users, which is why I believe 100% that Apple won't put it in the next iPhone.
 
Its a scenario bound to happen to ALOT of people.
iPhone 6 will increase the security adding a breathalyzer to prevent this.
In order to screw you over, your friends will now have to stay sober.
Thats not gonna happen.
 
This is real? Your worried about people accessing your phone when you are passed out drunk? And the problem is the......phone?

At that level I'd suggest just stuff the phone down the front of your pants so no one is daring enough to go for it. :D
 
Raggsokk said:
So I just got the new iPhone 5s and begun using the fingerprint scanner, believing it would make everything so much easier. WRONG!

So, I don't care if I loose my phone and some random dude reads my emails.

Well that's a lie, I do care. However, the thing that keeps me up at night, giving me nightmares and wet bed sheets, is the thought of one of my douchebag friends reading my messages, browsing my pictures and messing with my facebook account.

And I really do believe a lot of you will agree with me on this one.

So here's a scenario:
I'm all drunk at a party and end up sleeping on a couch. Happens all the time. At this time my phone is locked with a 4 digit code. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and really don't wanna remember the night before. I go home, drink some water, watch a movie and cry myself to sleep.

THIS is what really happened:
I got really drunk last night, and fell asleep on the couch. Now one of my least favorite douchebags picked up my iPhone, pressed it against my finger, and ****ed up my life. I wake up the morning after, hungover like hell, and I just wanted to forget last night ever happened. Well, I couldn't.

Last night was all over facebook, and that girl I really like will never speak to me again. I'll also have a hard time explaining to my grandfather not only why I came out of the closet to him, but also why I wanted him to be my first.

God praise cumbersome passwords.


This will happen guys.
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How about trying not to get drunk (or feel the need to), and getting rid of your douchebags friends?
 
If a friend plots to ruin your life while you are passed out drunk...is he really a friend?
 
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