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Apple Predicted to Tap Taiwanese Supply Chain for iPhone 5S Fingerprint Sensor

Mr. Retrofire said:
The need only your fingerprints, which are everywhere.
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Sorry. The technology Apple bought cannot be faked out by your fingerprint on anything other than your finger. It reads fingerprints subcutaneously, is immune to surface abrasions and age fading.
 
would be awesome if apple can integrate the fingerprint sensor on the screen, not as rumored on the button.
 
If you're asleep, I'm going to take your phone and gently press your finger on the home button. I will then walk away :rolleyes:
 
Drinahn said:
Personally I don't want to encourage phone thieves to also cut off my fingers.
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The technology also looks for a pulse, which your severed finger wouldn't have. Having the print match isn't good enough alone. Assuming the thief is smart enough to know its useless without your prints (which they probably aren't,) - they're smart enough to know they need it to have a pulse. And if they're willing (and smart enough to know how) to replicate a pulse, they're probably also willing and smart enough to just get your prints from other things you've touched.

+ I imagine police would take stolen fingers a bit more seriously than stolen phones and that a jury of citizen peers would find anyone cutting off fingers to be deserving of much more severe punishments.

There's a lot of reasons it's not a real concern.
 
No more passwords? Am I in heaven? Or Iowa, but still...best news ever if true. Please also add it to iPads and touch pads.
 
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