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    Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 12 Sep 2017

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    I'm told the TouchID disable already works for FaceID (it doesn't require the home button, you just tap the side/power button 5x). Nice.https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/907715270025850880 …

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    Edward SnowdenVerified account @Snowden
    We won't know how secure it is til #34C3, but looks like a clever design that avoids some common flaws. Needs a TouchID-style panic disable. https://twitter.com/pquade/status/907707650393047041 …
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      2. tormaid‏ @tormaid 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Or just use a PIN because you can still be forced by the authorities to use your biometrics to unlock your phone.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Chase‏ @ChaseEmory 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tormaid @Snowden

        That's the point of the panic disable...

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. tormaid‏ @tormaid 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ChaseEmory @Snowden

        Right, but that's still fail-deadly. If they get it out of your hands before you mash the button, it's all over.

        6 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      5. Chase‏ @ChaseEmory 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tormaid @Snowden

        But for the vast majority of users, well implemented biometrics are a large step up in both security and convenience. It's basically a...

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. tormaid‏ @tormaid 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ChaseEmory @Snowden

        True, it's a compromise. Still, I do wonder why entering a pin has become such a burden to people.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. Chase‏ @ChaseEmory 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tormaid @Snowden

        Because the average person does it something like a hundred times a day. And with biometrics you can't watch someone enter their pin.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      8. tormaid‏ @tormaid 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ChaseEmory @Snowden

        Over-the-shoulder attacks are the biggest problems with PINs, yes. That's the main reason I recommend six digits over four.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Chase‏ @ChaseEmory 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @tormaid @Snowden

        iOS defaults to requiring 6 now which is great. But still, in like 99.99% of cases biometrics is better in every way

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
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      2. Mark V‏ @Apple__Thoughts 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        So what happens if someone knocks you out and just points your phone at your face?

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. WiredFire‏ @wiredfire 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Apple__Thoughts @Snowden

        Phone unlocks, presumably. Which is no more risk than someone knocking you out and pressing your finger to your iPhone.

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
      4. Mark V‏ @Apple__Thoughts 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @wiredfire @Snowden

        Fair enough.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Dean‏ @Deans_Tweets_ 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Apple__Thoughts @wiredfire @Snowden

        No. It's more safe. Your eyes have to be actively looking at screen. When knocked out they wouldn't be.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. WiredFire‏ @wiredfire 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Deans_Tweets_ @Apple__Thoughts @Snowden

        Unless your attacker gets all Clockwork Orange up on your ass 😉

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. MissP@magnifyingthepossibilities‏ @RicardPatty 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Wow. I have no clue what you just said. It's like a foreign language 🙄 The future is a little scary

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      1. Archibald Tuttle‏ @DeadPrecariat 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        IPhone "Home" button to be replaced with multi-function "Homeland" button (not for consumer use).

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      2. Sean Holmes‏ @FunkTion29 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        this is something they should have said during the reveal. without a disable its a dealbreaker.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Chester Millisock Jr‏ @chestermjr 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @FunkTion29 @Snowden

        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.

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      1. Paul Wagner‏ @pmwagner 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        It appears to be disabled by default. :)pic.twitter.com/uz9eOXjcHN

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      2. Alexander Repty‏ @arepty 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        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/ …

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Vino‏ @Nite_Mode 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @arepty @Snowden

        all they have to do now is point it at your face; boom.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Alexander Repty‏ @arepty 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Nite_Mode @Snowden

        Apparently, it doesn’t unlock if you close your eyes or look away.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. KennyGoo‏ @KennyGoo 12 Sep 2017
        Replying to @arepty @Snowden

        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.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. End of conversation

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