Apple released the iPhone 5s back in September, and one of the newest features was the fingerprint recognition. The fingerprint recognition allowed the user to unlock their phones with their fingerprints. Sounds like a great idea; very secure, fingerprints are one of a kind. A man in Germany however proves that is far from true. Fingerprints are everywhere. Anything we touch leaves a fingerprint, and with technology today all one has to do is take a picture of the fingerprint and they can make a copy of your unique one-of-a-kind fingerprint to use to unlock your phone. Granted not everyone in the world is smart enough to use this technology to gain your fingerprint, but the main point was to show that you should not rely on fingerprint security to hide important information. Your average Joe could use it on their phone because they probably are not running a business or have top secret information on their phone, but people who have very important data on their phones should not rely on the security of fingerprint recognition.
Do you have the new iPhone 5s?
Have you setup the fingerprint recognition?
Have you ever used a device that had fingerprint recognition? (i.e. computers, car locks, etc.)
I actually don't have the new iPhone 5s, but I do have an opinion on the matter. I personally think we rely too much on technology. You brought up the point that not everyone knows of the technology for this scam, but the point is, it could happen. I'm not saying we need to stay clear of technology, I simply think we need to be careful and aware of how much we're using and how much we are relying on it--what if it crashes, what will we do then?
ReplyDeleteI don't have the iPhone 5s, but have heard a lot about the new fingerprint recognition. I think it is easy to assume there will be some skepticism to this idea, as it has not been used that much in the past. If someone has top secret information on their phone, then they should definitely be hesitant to using this capability, because it is not fool proof. I have never really used a device that has fingerprint recognition in the past, but think it is an interesting innovation.
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