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Going to 64-bit is a lot bigger deal than adding a few hundred MHz in terms of what it enables for the platform.
Such as?
Now that we have to consider the iPhones to be backdoored by the NSA, I wonder whether I really want to give them my fingerprint together with the rest of my data. I'm also not so sure whether a fingerprint can't still be easily faked (like it was possible on that Mythbusters episode for example). Personally, I think I'd rather stay with my passcode. Did you btw know that you can turn off "simple passcode" and then u…
So use a passcode - the fingerprint feature is optional. That said, I doubt they are doing anything nefarious with it - if it eventually leaked that fingerprints were being sent to the NSA, the cost to Apple would be incalculable. I would bet, or at least hope, that Apple has designed the hardware involved to be subpoena proof - meaning that the design would make it impossible to remotely collect fingerprints even if…
I would prefer the NSA not have my prints but virtually every other piece of data they collect is more likely to be used against me.
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You are still going with that "it's just a powerpoint, it means nothing" line? I thought we dispensed with that notion months ago.
Yes. There is zero evidence of any type of NSA backdooring your iPhone nonsense. It would be great to read HN (where I thought we were more technically inclined than the rest of the net) for a day without unfounded nonsensical claims.
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That's even worse. I want to be able to set, at my option: 1) PIN-only 2) FPR + PIN (where you must use iCloud to get in if your FPR doesn't read) 3) for morons, FPR only. I currently use a much stronger than 4 digit numeric PIN, but it is honestly a pain. If I could set both the FPR and PIN as required to get in, I could use a shorter PIN. If I'm allowed to bypass the FPR entirely, the PIN has to remain as strong as…
I'm curious why you say FPR only is for morons. I feel like I'm missing something.
Plus, since liveness checks are weak, anyone with access to anything containing your prints. I suspect at the next Defcon there will be a fun challenge to defeat it given a print lifted from a glass using $5 in supplies in 30 minutes. And then at the Defcon after that, the same contest will be in the children's area.
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"subpoena proof" ... hmm Do you believe disabling the reader in a software-setting is enough to be sure it's not working? I don't. With all these NSA concerns going about, having a hardware fingerprint-reader on your smartphone that you can't avoid touching is something to think about.
"If you've ever handled a penny, the government's got your DNA. Why do you think they keep 'em in circulation?" - Simpsons
Now that we have to consider the iPhones to be backdoored by the NSA, I wonder whether I really want to give them my fingerprint together with the rest of my data. I'm also not so sure whether a fingerprint can't still be easily faked (like it was possible on that Mythbusters episode for example). Personally, I think I'd rather stay with my passcode. Did you btw know that you can turn off "simple passcode" and then u…
Urgh. When do we get to the point where I can read HN without a snarky NSA comment being voted to the top?
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So use a passcode - the fingerprint feature is optional. That said, I doubt they are doing anything nefarious with it - if it eventually leaked that fingerprints were being sent to the NSA, the cost to Apple would be incalculable. I would bet, or at least hope, that Apple has designed the hardware involved to be subpoena proof - meaning that the design would make it impossible to remotely collect fingerprints even if…
>the cost to Apple would be incalculable. the same statement about "not providing direct access" will get them off easily like it already did for them and Google/FB/etc in case of the rest of personal information. I'd say it would be negligent on the part of NSA to not use such a convenient source of fingerprints of "foreign" persons :) >at least hope, that Apple has designed the hardware involved to be subpoena proo…
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"subpoena proof" ... hmm Do you believe disabling the reader in a software-setting is enough to be sure it's not working? I don't. With all these NSA concerns going about, having a hardware fingerprint-reader on your smartphone that you can't avoid touching is something to think about.
You could place a sticker over the reader/home button to block covert reading.
Still no NFC. It's an underrated technology for pairing devices. Real investments and more hardware would follow if Apple jumped in the pool with everyone else.