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Senator Al Franken Is Concerned About Apple’s Fingerprint Tech
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 20, 2013 10:13pm |
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| Author | Bree Fowler |
| News Date | Saturday, September 21, 2013 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Al Franken is asking Apple for more clarity on privacy and security concerns he has with its use of fingerprint recognition technology in the new iPhone 5S.
The iPhone 5S, which went on sale Friday, includes a fingerprint sensor that lets users tap the phone’s home button to unlock their phone, rather than enter a four-digit passcode.
But Franken said that the fingerprint system could be potentially disastrous for users if someone does eventually hack it. While a password can be kept a secret and changed if it’s hacked, he said, fingerprints are permanent and are left on everything a person touches, making them far from a secret.
“Let me put it this way: if hackers get a hold of your thumbprint, they could use it to identify and impersonate you for the rest of your life,” the Minnesota Democrat said in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook. |
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