▲ 388 ▼ Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 235 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chrash0@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (7 children) it’s an analogy that applies to me. tldr worrying about having my identity stolen via physical access to my phone isn’t part of my threat model. i live in a safe city, and i don’t have anything the police could find to incriminate me. everyone is going to have a different threat model. some people need to brick up their windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) First provide proof that you can pull out biometric data out of a secure element in a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chrash0@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago like i said, it’s more of a username than a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chrash0@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (7 children) it’s an analogy that applies to me. tldr worrying about having my identity stolen via physical access to my phone isn’t part of my threat model. i live in a safe city, and i don’t have anything the police could find to incriminate me. everyone is going to have a different threat model. some people need to brick up their windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) First provide proof that you can pull out biometric data out of a secure element in a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chrash0@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago like i said, it’s more of a username than a password permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) First provide proof that you can pull out biometric data out of a secure element in a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chrash0@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago like i said, it’s more of a username than a password permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cupcake1972@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) First provide proof that you can pull out biometric data out of a secure element in a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's not retrieving the biometric data from the device, that's retrieving the biometric data from surveillance or physical interaction. It's quite specifically the type of threat that most people do not need to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Boozilla@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago That's a much better example. Physical access to the device by a sophisticated attacker is well outside the realm of most people's risk profile. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chrash0@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago like i said, it’s more of a username than a password permalink fedilink source parent