Sieghard, I wonder if there is going to be a way to rescan your finger print in case of a finger injury, like you just mentioned here. I do mechanic work all of the time and always have cuts, scrapes etc... Maybe they will allow a second finger to be scanned just in case of an injury like this, it could kind of like the imfamous security question on a secured website. Just wondering, hopfully they will give some thought to an accident like this. I realize there would have to be a password involved or else a thief could rescan it for their finger print. Just my 2 cents! Donnie Harris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:06 AM Subject: RE: Features of the 5S and 5C
: Hi Victor, : : According to Apple the fingerprint sensor on the iPhone takes a high : resolution image of the sub epidermal layer of the skin and I think this may : avoid some of the issues you are worried about although a cut or scarring : may effect it. Here is some information I just found: : : The most interesting new feature found in the iPhone 5s is undoubtably its : Touch ID system that scans of users' fingerprints on the device and lets : them use the fingerprint data to unlock their devices and make purchases : through the iTunes Store. The Wall Street Journal reports that an unnamed : Apple spokesperson has provided some important new details about how Touch : ID will work and how it will keep users' privacy safe. : : First, Apple says that it isn't storing full scans of users' fingerprints on : the device and is only storing "fingerprint data" that stays encrypted on : the iPhone 5s processor. Because this data is fragmented pieces of : information about users' fingerprints rather than full images, Apple says : that hackers won't be able to reverse engineer the users' original scans if : they crack the chip. : : Those aren't the only security features Apple has built into Touch ID, of : course. The company also tells users that they need to create a passcode : before scanning their fingerprints that they'll need to use when they reboot : their phone or if their phone has stayed unlocked for more than two days. In : other words, using your fingerprint alone won't be enough to unlock your : iPhone in all circumstances. Additionally, Apple has put up a firewall : between Touch ID and third-part apps so there's no way for a rogue : application to steal your fingerprint data. : : Finally, Apple cautions users that they shouldn't expect Touch ID to work : perfectly all the time. In particular Apple's engineers found that the : fingerprint scanner doesn't respond well when users' hands are wet with : sweat or other liquids. The sensor also has trouble in instances where : users' fingers have been scarred or disfigured in some way. : : : Regards, : Sieghard : : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf : Of Victor Gouveia : Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 5:55 AM : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C : : The only problem I see with a fingerprint scanner is that, while : fingerprints don't change, the surface of fingers do, especially we, the : blind who use our fingers more often then most, especially for Braille : reading and the like, will no doubt develop callouses on their fingers which : may interfere with the scanner's ability to read said fingerprints. : : Like I said, it may not be a problem in the short term, but if one can't : afford to purchase the latest and greatest every year when it comes out, : this will no doubt impact one's decision, but as the fingerprint setting can : be turned off, this may render this problem a moot point. Assuming you turn : off the fingerprint setting before you develop the callouses. 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