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iPhones may have fingerprint readers

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422450,00.asp

Sood posted a screenshot of the new "BiometricKitUI" folder (below), which contains code meant for users who've enabled iOS VoiceOver. The text inside indicates that a biometric sensor will be embedded into the phone's Home button. According to an unnamed 9to5Mac source, the user interface for the fingerprint scanning system is complete; the technology is reportedly intended to help unlock the phone. It is unclear, however, whether the function will also be used for a rumored Apple payment system or be integrated into Passbook or other built-in apps.
 

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I doubt it will be a very good scanner meaning easy to bypass but I'm sure people will much more happy with security even if it is easy to fool

oh dear was that YOUR computer i just downloaded a few dozen viruses on when you weren't paying attention?

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really apple, is this your next big thing a fingerprint scanner....... im switching to an android phone next upgrade.

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This could be a bad idea, because of hackers.

Umm, what, wouldn't it be more secure?

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Umm, what, wouldn't it be more secure?

Well if they have your fingerprint they could get into stuff that uses fingerprint protection.

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Well if they have your fingerprint they could get into stuff that uses fingerprint protection.

And this isn't possible with passwords?

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And this isn't possible with passwords?

Well you can have different passwords, you can't have different fingerprints.

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Well you can have different passwords, you can't have different fingerprints.

True but I think the people actually using the fingerprint scanner will be the people using the same password for everything. Regardless it's kind of a pointless gimmick imo.

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Apple dont need new hardware, Apple need new OS which they are doing. iPhone 5 is faster enough already...

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