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Apple Unveils The iPhone 5S

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Re: Apple Unveils The iPhone 5S

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Post by cheald »

nycruz wrote: post #264
pilif wrote: post #73

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…

Doesn't the DMV requires thumbprint?

That varies by state. It doesn't in mine, for example.

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

dragonwriter wrote: post #406
mikeash wrote: post #367

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Yes, hackers could compromise your gym's systems, steal your fingerprint data, and then use it to... mooch off your gym membership?

Or to generate an artificial fingerprint that can fool scanners, and then use that to access an other service or data you have/use that is "secured" with fingerprint as the single authentication factor. Since fingerprints can't be changed, he more widely they are used for authentication, the more likely that they will be compromised and the less useful they are for authentication.

Cheap biometric scanners also yield only a few bits - your fingerprint becomes a small int. About the same security as your garage door opener.

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Post by swamp40 »

smtddr wrote: post #399
brador wrote: post #388

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You could place a sticker over the reader/home button to block covert reading.

That is a FANTASTIC idea. Get ready to see a kickstarter showing cool button-covers or replacement buttons for those not afraid to open their iPhones.

Or a Kickstarter selling replica Bin Laden fingers.

10,000 of those would keep the NSA quite busy.

(I guess you'd need a live terrorist's finger to replicate though. Those NSA types are pretty smart.)

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Post by fumar »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #298
allsystemsgo wrote: post #30

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It took quite some time for me to fill up the 16GB. I'm more of a power user now, so I'll be upgrading to the 32GB but, for most 16GB is plenty.

I had to trim down the number of playlists I store on my Nexus 4, which only has 16 gigs. I also have to be more cognizant of how many podcasts I download at the same time. I like my phone. But I don't think I'll ever buy anything without at least 32 gigs of storage, or a place to plug more memory in.

I recommend, uploading your music to Google Play. You do not have to worry about using up the space on the device.

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Post by swamp40 »

seanalltogether wrote: post #436
bratsche wrote: post #278

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What I meant is, if NFC is the best way to replace credit cards then Apple would want to be in on making that happen, they wouldn't just put the hardware on their devices and leave someone else to implement it. Something like NFC has just been basically a bullet point on Android phones' feature lists, but that's not really Apple's style. They're going to build something to use it on day 1 or they're not going to incl…

The cynical side of me says that Apple won't introduce NFC until they can sort out the licensing deals that give them a cut of every transaction.

Yup.

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Post by nabeards »

pavlov wrote: post #112
seiji wrote: post #99

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Not on Hacker News. On Hacker News your press conference should alternate new feature paragraphs with apologies. "We have a new fingerprint sensor! But, you probably don't want to use it because privacy crazies online think Apple is a front for the NSA." "We're moving to a 64-bit architecture! But, geeks with low reading comprehension think it's not that useful because we have tiny RAM, so you should just ignore this…

The Lumia 1020 will be hard to beat for the title of "best mobile phone camera ever created".

Best is too vague. My issue with it is that it's a huge bulge on the back of the phone, so in my mind it can't be the "best mobile phone camera ever created".

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Post by ferdo »

melling wrote: post #302
cheald wrote: post #239

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I'm not snarking at all. I'm observing that comments about the NSA are entirely apropos given the current climate we live in. Yes, you're right, at this point, it would take something extremely radical to convince us that the NSA isn't spying on us anymore. Therefore, we should expect comments about the NSA and spying to become a part of the common dialog regarding technology and personal information. Asking them to…

But you are accomplishing absolutely nothing here. Being annoying and ineffective doesn't help your cause. Do you know that Jesus loves you and he wants to save your soul? You might as we'll be discussing religion or politics here. This is not the place. I heard your warning the first ten times.

> Do you know that Jesus loves you and he wants to save your soul?

Do you that the NSA loves us all and is just, y'know, kinda watching out for us?

We all need a big brother to save us, right?

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Post by jlgreco »

afterburner wrote: post #218
danabramov wrote: post #136

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But would they still go about implementing it? I mean, it sounds crazy from a business perspective.

What if the NSA told them they had to have access to the data, or else jail and whatnot.

Much more likely: "Do it, or your datafeed of intel from industrial espionage will run dry."

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Post by rm999 »

downandout wrote: post #330

I don't have a problem with the fingerprint scanner, since people can choose to use it or not. The larger problem I see for the 5S is a marketing one: while the A7 processor and internal redesign are significant technical achievements, consumers won't understand that or care. They know that their existing iPhone 5's are relatively fast, and that will be enough for most people. They needed to add features - not necess…

This is typical of the previous 's' updates: 3gs, 4s. Both offered a better camera and faster speed, and not much else. The 4s had siri, which ended up being mostly just a gimmick IMO.

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Post by RKearney »

mratzloff wrote: post #90
allsystemsgo wrote: post #30

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It took quite some time for me to fill up the 16GB. I'm more of a power user now, so I'll be upgrading to the 32GB but, for most 16GB is plenty.

My music alone fills up my 64 GB 4S. I am waiting for the 128 GB.

That's why I love iTunes Match. I'm able to take my complete music library around with me without actually using up all my phones storage. As long as I have network connectivity, the song will be downloaded to the device on-demand.
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