It is funny that people who currently use no security or inferior security on their phone are complaining about the security of the fingerprint scanner. Either people are just automagically hating everything or else they really don't understand the benefits of the fingerprint scanner in context. The scanner is a huge security upgrade for pretty much everyone who will use it.The so called secure enclave is at chip level. The theoretical cyber attacker would not only need to breach iOS (which hasnt happened in practice), but somehow get past hardware level security.
If you consider that a worry, then theres many more likely and catastrophic events which could happen to you each day that you should be worried about. Like being struck twice by lightning.
I know people want to think the NSA and Russian hackers give two flips about hacking into THEIR phone, but that is not the case. For almost everyone it is a massive upgrade in security tied to a huge upgrade in efficiency and convience. It is a pretty remarkable achievement.
Certainly not on the level of tracking your eyes watching a video, lol, or waving your hand an inch over the phone instead of on it, lmao, but it is still up there.[/QUOTE]
"Either people are just automagically hating everything or else they really don't understand the benefits of the fingerprint scanner in context. The scanner is a huge security upgrade for pretty much everyone who will use it."
All what I have to say to you is that the problem with biometric technology is that it is hard to know how it will perform outside of controlled conditions. In reality, fingerprint scanning can be unreliable and difficult to use. These sensors often wear out over time, and when they come into contact with water, sweat, and dirt, they don’t perform nearly as well. The elderly, many of whom are some of Apple’s most dedicated fans, as well as those who do manual labor are known to have worn-down prints that are difficult for machines to read. The concern is not so much that Touch ID will let others in – it is that it will keep you out.
Also talking about " being struck twice by lightning" I think you may need to open a new thread @ the Whether Channel Forum...the rest of your post is just garbage