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Originally Posted by WillAdams
Sadly, something w/ precedent in fiction (Timothy Zahn's _The Blackcollar_ is the earliest mentioning I'm aware of), as well as in real life:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm
There's also no way to prove that the fingerprint isn't being provided under duress, or while the user is unconscious / unaware --- it's cute in Sil_liS's photo, but potentially quite troubling. |
This is where these comments kind of go off the rails. Apple developed this - as they said at their keynote - because more than 50% of their users weren't using the passcode. For those users, the fingerprint sensor is clearly better than nothing.
Using the fingerprint sensor is also completely optional, and if you do choose to use it, you don't have to use it as a password for iTunes or the App Store.
And, again, everyone is free to continue using the passcode.