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Carol Haynes:
OK - not really a surprise but the iPhone 5S fingerprint reader is not proving tough to be cracked.

Who ever thought it would be - its a scanner for heavens sake so if you can find something to scan (like a residual finger print) and perform a pretty trivial photoshop operation you have something to unlock a phone and read your partners secret sexts.

Did anyone really think this was secure technology? I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone argued this technology was revolutionary (apart from Apple's usual marketing hype and the fanboys brain dead response) - it has been around for years on cheap domestic laptops from a number of manufacturers (not that I have EVER seen anyone actually use it),

Sheesh ...

Further details on Gizmodo - and probably half the internet by the time you see this.

Renegade:
Well, they're working for the NSA, and does anyone really expect great workmanship from government contractors? ;D :P

Carol Haynes:
Well, they're working for the NSA, and does anyone really expect great workmanship from government contractors? ;D :P
-Renegade (September 23, 2013, 04:09 AM)
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Carol Haynes:
Here are the details http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid complete with video!

Renegade:
Here are the details http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid complete with video!
-Carol Haynes (September 23, 2013, 07:24 AM)
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That was hilarious! ;D  :Thmbsup:

Carol, I think you need to learn when to post things in the "silly humour" thread! :P ;D (Just kidding, but almost not kidding! :D )

"In reality, Apple's sensor has just a higher resolution compared to the sensors so far. So we only needed to ramp up the resolution of our fake", said the hacker with the nickname Starbug, who performed the critical experiments that led to the successful circumvention of the fingerprint locking.
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HAHAHAHA~!  :Thmbsup:

Hey, but I'm sure the NSA is getting better data now. ;) ;D

I posted a semi-related thread here:

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=36189.0

Again, more hilarity ensues.

My prediction for the next "security" feature is that we'll see "retina scans" or something else with the same results.

Here's a real security tip: Don't lose your device. :P :D

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