Apple addresses Touch ID security concerns, details protection

12 September, 2013
The iPhone 5S won't store fingerprint images on the phone's chip, but only encrypted data.

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  • 15 Sep 2013

Worried, 13 Sep 2013"Give me your iPhone... either you unlock it and turn ... moreNot theive anymore they become robber

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    • big bro
    • iCu
    • 14 Sep 2013

    nad, 13 Sep 2013Great now NSA will know whos on the phone. Good job!good job NSA.

    hahaha

    pay $700 to be spied on, 24/7...

    hahahah

      AnonD-185791, 12 Sep 2013right.. take note of their statement: "Even if some... morePeople need to get over it. Ever travelled to the US?

      Every person entering the US has to give their fingerprints - all 10 fingers. Did I get an explanation and privacy statement for that? NO. If you want to go there, that's what you gotta put up with.

      Face it: if the government wants to know something about you, they'll find out. Stop being so paranoid and just live decent lives, then you don't have to worry about anything.

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        • M3s
        • 13 Sep 2013

        Worried, 13 Sep 2013"Give me your iPhone... either you unlock it and turn ... morei think this is funny because atm they can just say

        "put you pin in or i kill you"

        if someone wants ur phone bad enough they will take it no matter the security.

        this new method isnt really gonna prevent theifs but make the lives of all of us easier.

        ever been fraped? well not anymore lol

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          • nad
          • IWU
          • 13 Sep 2013

          Great now NSA will know whos on the phone. Good job!

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            • geekinwhite
            • PF5
            • 13 Sep 2013

            What is after the 48 hours you forgot the password? Will the Touch ID be able to over ride it?

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              • Thomas
              • m5@
              • 13 Sep 2013

              Some people are making sound like every method is being used to spy on the people even if it means using courts to ban sales of other mobiles as well as gathering fingerprints...oh

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                • Worried
                • M3s
                • 13 Sep 2013

                "Give me your iPhone... either you unlock it and turn off the password or i take your finger and password by force.."
                iPhone thieves just got scarier.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Nhr
                  • 13 Sep 2013

                  ... and these are the same people who use bio metric scanners on their notebooks. Now that it is on a phone suddenly it raises concerns.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • uCr
                    • 13 Sep 2013

                    Rickje, 12 Sep 2013One word, 3 letters: NSA.1word 3alphabets to be precise- NSA

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                      • 13 Sep 2013

                      Rickje, 12 Sep 2013One word, 3 letters: NSA.3 words: criminal should care.

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                        • AnonD-148129
                        • PWc
                        • 13 Sep 2013

                        Now again dirty game.how apple guarantee cia and nasa no take people information

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                          • Vale Valentin
                          • 3{a
                          • 13 Sep 2013

                          Late in 2008, my toshiba portage had finger print reader !

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                            • Heretic
                            • PYN
                            • 12 Sep 2013

                            I live in Peru, and here when u turn 18 years old u get ur personal ID with our fingerprint on it.

                            U guys think that u are soooooooooo important that the NSA cares about ur freaking fingerprints?? Most of u are probably still liveing at ur parents house.

                            And if u are so paranoid about the finger scan thingy, just don't use that option, even better...just don't buy the freaking phone!

                            U fanboys are really something else (apple fanboys and android fanboys)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 3iJ
                              • 12 Sep 2013

                              Copy from the motorola

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                                • AnonD-185791
                                • EyQ
                                • 12 Sep 2013

                                right.. take note of their statement:

                                "Even if someone did hack into your device and managed to get inside the A7 chip they likely won't be able to extract the fingerprint information out of it."

                                It also means that someone might "likely" be able to extract fingerprint information...

                                  maybe in the future they'd invent this DNA ID recognition!!
                                  lol

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                                    • Rickje
                                    • Mfx
                                    • 12 Sep 2013

                                    One word, 3 letters: NSA.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 12 Sep 2013

                                      I've seen documents direct from Apple that prove that when you scan your fingerprint, sweat from your finger or thumb is used to log a dna analysis. Also if you take a picture using the front camera a retina scan is taken. Both of these will be passed to the NSA for their records!