Or maybe multiple user profiles, so that the phone automatically switches to the correct profile when the user picks it up? There are more applications to this technology than just security.
Hopefully iOS7 will support multiple users.
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More Claims of 'Delays' for iPhone 5S Over Fingerprint Sensor Issues
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Or maybe multiple user profiles, so that the phone automatically switches to the correct profile when the user picks it up? There are more applications to this technology than just security.
Hopefully iOS7 will support multiple users.
But nothing is entirely secure. Data will be shared and money buys anything. How long will it be until organized crime or any criminal or vindictive person has the ability to create fingerprints at crime scenes to pin the crime on an ordinary joe. Remember once it is out there even if encrypted it is never completely secure and we can never go back.
I have been victim of several identity things due to having a common name. I was almost faslely arrested because of data issues in databases...again due to a common name. I also had a background check come back bad despite a clean record. It took me months to get my name cleared and get cleared for the employer I was applying to. So I want a physical fingerprint to fall back on and would hate to have my electronic fingerprint connected falsely to someone else's record in some database.
You might call me paranoid but to be honest I don't even use a passcode on my iOS devices because it is just an electronic device. It just isn't that important that I protect my friends addresses, my phone contact list or my apps and music.
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The journalists target a viewership. They know what stories get the most clicks. You can see a ranking of the most popular stories on the Wall Street Journal website, and the Apple rumors always streak to the top upon release. It isn't rocket science; it's business.
We fell in "love with Apple" because they can make money like any other corporation?
I personally like the products and don't really care if Apple can profit by giving us the bare minimum upgrades. I'm getting tired of it, quite frankly.
The point of the color LED is so that I can set colors to specific apps/contacts/etc. That way I at least have an idea what information is waiting for me. I like that personally.
So it's ok when Samsung makes a Galaxy S3
When you send your fingerprint phone back to Apple, how do they turn it on? Oh yeah, there is some secret way, that thieves and others will know about 10 minutes after the phone hits the street. Or, we could use the, chop the hand off and press the finger on the button, action movie I saw the other day!!
1. This will almost certainly be for unlocking an iPhone, not turning it on.
2. Apple (or anyone else) will still be able to force-restore an iPhone, as we can today. This lets you regain access to the iPhone, but (crucially) not the personal data stored on it.
3. The fingerprint will likely be an alternative to the traditional passcode, i.e.: You could still unlock with passcode if the fingerprint detection failed for some reason.
So it's ok when Samsung makes a Galaxy S3(AKA S4), but when Apple does it, they're doomed? As a GS3 owner, I can't wait for the next iPhone, mainly for iOS 7, but still excited!
Who said anything about Samsung?
i hope you're joking. i couldn't care less how much profit they make, im not a shareholder. The reason I like Apple was because their computers were much better than the competition, then they made the best phone but im not so sure about the best phone part anymore. come on apple, step it up!
Technology starts with hardware, Maps is software. Everything that Apple has screwed up is on the software side of the house, and I lay blame solely on Forstall.
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This whole thread is just hilarious. Wait a month, wait another two years, are your lives *really* going to be "enhanced" by *another* iPhone revision? If you seek happiness, stop seeking possessions that you don't even need, and seek God
oh the irony
Not sure why apple cares so much about a finger print sensor. I guess this means we don't have to enter our passcode every time we unlock the device and we don't have to enter a password every time we download a new app. Not a big deal but I guess those two things would be nice to get by quicker.
Fingerprint sensor
I think having a finger print sensor would be great, especially if it can recognize any finger. I imagine it would be easier than typing in a code on the lock screen or any of the other current methods of unlocking a password protected phone. It would be awesome if it had different permission levels too... I can dream.
I think having a finger print sensor would be great, especially if it can recognize any finger. I imagine it would be easier than typing in a code on the lock screen or any of the other current methods of unlocking a password protected phone. It would be awesome if it had different permission levels too... I can dream.
I understand the concern, but this worry could be addressed completely, depending upon the implementation. For example the process could be; your phone scans your finger. Software isolates key features. These features are combined into a data blob. The data blob is hashed to generate a unique token. This token is the only peice ever used for authentication.
While this token is unique to you and derived from your finger, it is done in a lossy non-reversible manner that can not be used to regenerate the original fingerprint. Even if Apple's system were completely compromised, it wouldnt be a bad as the loss of a password database. They would simply need to change the hash to get back to a clean/secure state (you would need to revalidate your scan after such a reset)
Keep in mind that this implementation is just based on my own thoughts on the subject.
Apple has become so lazy its crazy....
They only update the design every two years. Alright, I'm okay with that. But that should mean that theyd have to use the extra ressources to ace themselves spec wise. Speed bumps and camera bumps are not very hard things to do . I'm not saying its no work at all but how come other companies (HTC) can do both in one year?
They only update the design every two years. Alright, I'm okay with that. But that should mean that theyd have to use the extra ressources to ace themselves spec wise. Speed bumps and camera bumps are not very hard things to do . I'm not saying its no work at all but how come other companies (HTC) can do both in one year?
The funniest part is that a novice could easily assume that the release would be in the fall after there was no announcement iOS announcements in the spring.
I agree although I do have mixed feelings about it.
On the one hand, I'm totally with you. I only spend a few seconds at a time unlocking my phone but over the course of a day I do that tens (maybe hundreds) of times so having a fingerprint sensor would be a a great convenience and timesaver.
On the other hand, depending on how Apple implements it, case manufacturers may have a doozy of a time working around it which raises the possibility that it may not be functional to have a case on the next phone. While I personally don't mind scratches and dents, I do keep my iPhone in a case strictly to maintain resale value (I always sell mine in mint condition for a good coin when upgrading).
So in a very round about way, I do hope Apple makes a serious effort to make the phone as scratch and dent resistant as possible.
When I was in pre-school I remember they took all the children for a tour of the police station. During that tour, we all had our fingerprints taken for fun. As a child of 5, we had no idea it was intrusive nor could we resist. They were doing that in the 80s. I'd imagine they are still doing stuff like that and the government has a database of most people out there.
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This thing could be HUGE.
Imagine that iOS recognize you when you unlock the iPad.
Father swipe -> Father session
Son swipe -> Son session
all transparent, no technical ********. your icloud session follows you whatever device you use. This would be HUGE.
Add to this iTunes match for both audio and videos, ultimate thing.
Imagine that iOS recognize you when you unlock the iPad.
Father swipe -> Father session
Son swipe -> Son session
all transparent, no technical ********. your icloud session follows you whatever device you use. This would be HUGE.
Add to this iTunes match for both audio and videos, ultimate thing.