Is it safe fingerprint scanner?

No sooner had Apple unveiled its new iPhone 5S with the scanner function fingerprint as immediately fell comments that this function is useless and instead further protect your phone, on the contrary, it exposes more danger. Is it really? Let's face it.

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A few days after the launch of iPhone 5S sales team of German hackers has posted a video on YouTube, which demonstrated the new iPhone hacking scanner fingerprint. The operation, which they have done for this not too simple. Hackers photographed mark owner of the phone to 2400 dpi (dots per inch), then scan it to 1200 dpi. After that, the hackers made a latex copy of the fingerprint and stuck her finger on a completely different person. And voila, iPhone unlocked! Technically, it really works. But, in practice, it is extremely difficult. You need owner's finger, a good camera and a few other tools to work around the scanner. However, if you are an agent of national service, Touch ID may not be the best protection for your phone.

Is fingerprint scanner secure than password?

Ask any programmer if there is at least one unbeaten cipher or password? Of course, he will answer no. Therefore, let's close the question of what Touch ID is still possible to break down and figure out what to use more favorable, password, or a scanner. And in this case, the correct answer depends on how you use your phone.

If your phone stores a lot of sensitive or classified information, then the best choice would be the password. And as Android, iOS and allow us to establish a complex alphanumeric password, which is almost impossible to crack.

If you simply want to protect your phone from invasion or not to allow thieves to unlock your phone, the fingerprint will be an excellent protection option as it is unlikely someone will be very bother of burglary. In theory, the fingerprint scanner is better though because some curious acquaintance or a thief will not be able to spy it out of your shoulder. But, on the other hand, you leave your thumbprint everywhere, in cafes, in the gym, at work and other public places.

Therefore, there is no ideal method. If someone very much wants to break into your phone - he could do it.

How to protect your phone?

For beginners, a good advice is to begin with the password, as many neglected even this. Dummy is not for us to decide whether a fingerprint scanner, but it's definitely better than nothing, so use it as well. If you are too lazy to enter a password each time, then the Touch ID - the best choice. Do not forget that the smartphone security - is not only a lock code, and a fingerprint scanner. Use the built-in software Apple and Google. Setting up of these services does not take much time, but can save you money to buy a new device.

Summing up, the fingerprint scanner still has the right to life. But he is on the verge between convenience and security. Apple is known for its simplicity, but maybe this time, they made an easy way to hack the phone?