That may be the end result, but in no way can that money be viewed as an investment in device security. The knock-on effects can’t ever be the justification for the expense itself.
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That's only one scenario where the culprit is alive and well. Face ID won't work on faces of the deceased, for example.
Na. The way things have been going they will fix it then Apple will fix that then they will fix it and Apple will fix that..Etc.
You get the point I'm sure.
No, TouchID and FaceID can both be compelled in the US under certain circumstances. Passcode is different, fifth amendment iirc. You can’t be forced to disclose knowledge in your head.
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Yes you can.
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FaceID does require the user's eyes to be looking at the phone. One can simple refuse to look!
I love that Apple continues to work to protect our privacy. I can see the other side of the coin when accessing a phone could provide needed information BUT unfortunately I see the abuse of it fast becoming the norm and not out of necessity.
I love that Apple continues to work to protect our privacy. I can see the other side of the coin when accessing a phone could provide needed information BUT unfortunately I see the abuse of it fast becoming the norm and not out of necessity.
Stuff like this is just another reason why I'm still an Apple loyalist
Also if you push the vol button and power button together before handing over the phone, faceid requires a passcode input even if you are forced to look at the phone
Is this only on FaceID phones? It seems this feature would be useful on TouchID phones as well, but it doesn't work on my iPhone 7 Plus.
No innocent ever died in a war right? wake up
Just Face ID phones. They 8mplememted new button functions since there is no home button.
Where did you read that TouchID is protected? This is murky legal ground and current thinking suggest that while passwords are protected, fingerprints aren’t. So if you’re in front of a suspect with their iPhone, their face is just as accessible as their fingers.
Ergo, this benefits us.
Two points:
One, Apple blocking this is a win for all of us, not because the government is unable to get into bad guy's phone, but because it fixes one more way for anybody to get into any of our iOS devices. I said the same thing when Apple patched various vulnerabilities that the jailbreak community was using to gain access - eliminating vulnerabilities is good.
Two, if I were the guy from Grayshift, "gee, we don't know how to get around this" is exactly what I'd say right now, regardless of whether we had another plan/angle underway or not - the clock on the limited sales lifetime of any next device they make starts when Apple learns of some new way in that they've worked out, so you wouldn't want to start the clock until you announce sales of your next-gen device.
One, Apple blocking this is a win for all of us, not because the government is unable to get into bad guy's phone, but because it fixes one more way for anybody to get into any of our iOS devices. I said the same thing when Apple patched various vulnerabilities that the jailbreak community was using to gain access - eliminating vulnerabilities is good.
Two, if I were the guy from Grayshift, "gee, we don't know how to get around this" is exactly what I'd say right now, regardless of whether we had another plan/angle underway or not - the clock on the limited sales lifetime of any next device they make starts when Apple learns of some new way in that they've worked out, so you wouldn't want to start the clock until you announce sales of your next-gen device.
Any abnormal activity requires you to re-enter the passcode, a restart or pushing the vol and power button before handing your phone over stops FaceID from working til you re-enter the code. It also doesn't work when you're asleep like touchID where kids were putting their parents finger onto the scanner.
Finger print is not impossible to replicate, they did it really early on, Face is much harder to copy
Forced? As in Guantanamo?
People do spend time in custody on contempt charges to avoid disclosures. How many months or years will go by until the person is released varies.
Try pressing the display on/off button (what many call the power button) five times fast. It should go to emergency/help page (possibly after a few seconds), then hit the "X" there to cancel. Should now require a password. I don't know why older models use this pattern and newer ones use the "both buttons at once" technique.
The average person, told “tell us your passcode or you will go to jail for an indeterminate amount of time” would consider that being “forced” to produce your passcode.
They never needed consent for TouchID either (fingerprints are not protected and there are existing cases covering this). If you are worried about it disable FaceID or if asked for your phone, hold the lock and volume up buttons for about 2 seconds and it will disable it.
Depends on the person and the stakes involved, right? Is a murderer going to give up his password when his phone would get him convicted? Don’t judges typically decide further incarceration will be unproductive? I’m sure it would depend on the facts of the case.
I wonder what the record is for the longest time period someone’s been in custody on contempt charges... probably many years.
Good riddance. Perhaps police departments will think twice about purchasing next time when it's so expensive and will be shut down quickly. They'd be better off hiring more officers to, you know, help prevent crimes from happening in the first place.
This lasts as long as a guy like Tim Cook is behind the wheel. One 'bad' CEO and it's over.
How, for example, do board of directors members and multi-billion $ investors think about this?
How, for example, do board of directors members and multi-billion $ investors think about this?