Hi, But if you found it not to be reliable, wouldn’t you just turn it off? You would have lost nothing by trying it for your self.
JMO. Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 18, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > If I had the iphone 5s, I would probably not use this feature, it's still > very new and I would be concerned about how reliable it was. > Original message: >> Hi all, > >> Here's an interesting article I just bumped into in regards to the new >> IOS7's Touch ID. The article concerns what touch id can and cannot deliver. >> See below for link to article URL: > >> "Can Touch ID be hacked? >> Yes, fingerprint sensors have been around for at least two decades and have >> been hacked before. So, while Touch ID hasn't been hacked yet, that probably >> owes more to the device not being publicly available yet than anything else. >> As the iPhone 5S proliferates, expect creative and disturbing methods of >> hacking the fingerprint sensor to arise. Hopefully, would-be thieves won't >> start carrying cigar cutters around. > >> Does Touch ID use two-factor authentication? >> No. Touch ID is not considered two-factor authentication because there is >> no second authorization technique that's required to use it. It's possible >> that Apple could expand the feature in the future to include stronger >> security, but one of the appeals of Touch ID, like the Windows 8 picture >> login, is that it requires the security input only once. > >> There are still many questions that remain about Touch ID's implementation, >> including how people will use it and how developers will incorporate it. A >> big unknown for Apple's bottom line is whether businesses will consider this >> "safer" for the "bring your own device" movement, and demand that their >> employees have it. And it's not going to eliminate passwords -- at least, >> not on its own. > >> Apple is not the first major smartphone maker to incorporate a biometric >> sensor into a device. Motorola did it with the Atrix but it bombed." > >> What we know about Apple's Touch ID (FAQ) | Apple - CNET News >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57602318-37/what-we-know-about-apples-touch-id-faq/ > >> Joseph > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. > >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. > >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. > >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
