Or just use a PIN because you can still be forced by the authorities to use your biometrics to unlock your phone.
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That's the point of the panic disable...
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Right, but that's still fail-deadly. If they get it out of your hands before you mash the button, it's all over.
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But for the vast majority of users, well implemented biometrics are a large step up in both security and convenience. It's basically a...
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True, it's a compromise. Still, I do wonder why entering a pin has become such a burden to people.
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Because the average person does it something like a hundred times a day. And with biometrics you can't watch someone enter their pin.
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Over-the-shoulder attacks are the biggest problems with PINs, yes. That's the main reason I recommend six digits over four.
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iOS defaults to requiring 6 now which is great. But still, in like 99.99% of cases biometrics is better in every way
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So what happens if someone knocks you out and just points your phone at your face?
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Phone unlocks, presumably. Which is no more risk than someone knocking you out and pressing your finger to your iPhone.
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Fair enough.
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No. It's more safe. Your eyes have to be actively looking at screen. When knocked out they wouldn't be.
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Unless your attacker gets all Clockwork Orange up on your ass
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Wow. I have no clue what you just said. It's like a foreign language
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IPhone "Home" button to be replaced with multi-function "Homeland" button (not for consumer use).
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this is something they should have said during the reveal. without a disable its a dealbreaker.
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Why would Apple want to draw attention to the issue of privacy? They don't want to give people a reason NOT to buy the device.
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Also, iOS 11 improves security for searches:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/its-about-to-get-tougher-for-cops-border-agents-to-get-at-your-iphones-data/ …
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all they have to do now is point it at your face; boom.
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Apparently, it doesn’t unlock if you close your eyes or look away.
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Cops forcibly take blood from suspects all the time. The idea that they'd force your eyelids open to unlock a phone isn't far-fetched.
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