Poll: what method do you use for unlocking your phone and are you concerned about the use of biometrics?
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Man of Honour
Not me.
When I can type the words Ticwatch Pro 3 on here and I get Ticwatch adverts come up on Facebook (before I Google'd it) I think we have more to worry about.
Soldato
So you are worried about Google knowing your fingerprint but arent worried about all the rest of the data they are farming from your daily usage every time you access anything not to mention all the rest of the apps that are unquestionably leaking your info...
Of course, but privacy is a sliding scale - it's not "on" or "off". You do have some control over how much data you impart - such as the topics of your phones conversations, texts, images shared etc. You also have a choice over which apps you use or how you use those apps. But there are still many things those apps are doing which we are unaware of. One could not use a smartphone at all - which I did do for several years - but now I have one since I wanted to use Spotify, which of course harvests all sorts of data, but that's a choice I've made to use that app.
So, taking into consideration the fact that there is some data I have chosen to leak, and some which I am unaware of, why intentionally give out more. As long as we have the ability to do so, we should make considered and where possible, informed, choices.
Associate
Been using PIN for while.
Soldato
Fingerprint with PIN as fallback here.
Soldato
Fingerprint with Pin where required here.
I also have one of my toes set up for the lolz.
I also have one of my toes set up for the lolz.
Soldato
Fingerprint and PIN.
Have to say though, one of the things that I do to amuse myself when shopping during the pandemic is watch people forget they have a mask on and try to unlock their phones with face ID at the self-service tills. I know it's petty, but it makes me chuckle.
Have to say though, one of the things that I do to amuse myself when shopping during the pandemic is watch people forget they have a mask on and try to unlock their phones with face ID at the self-service tills. I know it's petty, but it makes me chuckle.
Permabanned
Finger print and/or pattern, as latest vanilla android you have to press enter after putting in pin, which is a pointlessly annoying unnecessary key press.
Unfortunately people are only answering part of the question.
The question is: what method do you use for unlocking your phone and are you concerned about the use of your biometric data?
Will kindly ask a mod to alter the thread title.
The question is: what method do you use for unlocking your phone and are you concerned about the use of your biometric data?
Will kindly ask a mod to alter the thread title.
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Face ID for me. I much prefer it over the fingerprint unlock which I used before facial recognition was a feature as there would be times when my skin would be bad (after DIY etc) where the sensor wouldn't acknowledge it was me.
PIN is always a fallback and I'm not worried about Apple collecting my biometric data.
Edit: Done the title.
PIN is always a fallback and I'm not worried about Apple collecting my biometric data.
Edit: Done the title.
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The title is at the character limit so I've had to make a slight tweak.Thank you for editing the title, much appreciated.
Why are you not concerned about Apple collecting said data?
EDIT: The title looks the same to me
I prefer Apple's policies on data collection in so much as they won't sell your data and promote privacy.
Also, their implementation is heavily locked down as the facial map/pattern is encrypted and sent to a local "Secure Enclave" in the device's CPU to confirm a match with the registered face. The stored facial data is a mathematical representation of key details of the face, and it is inaccessible to Apple or other parties.
Back on topic... I use it for convenience and find it much quicker and more reliable than the fingerprint sensor on older iPhones or my Samsung work phone.
Soldato
I believe all the implementations are essentially the same - fingerprints are stored in a secure location and the OS cant read them, it's only told if a fingerprint authenticates or not. Has there been any example of fingerprint data being stolen by an app or OS ?
Fingerprint (so also PIN fallback)
No I don't care about biometrics stealing. If you've ever used it, even if only once, then you might as well carry on.
Anything I care about has more than just biometric security. Tempting fate but I choose not to worry about something until it is a common proven issue. I think of it as a fast primary 'password' for some logins, almost irrelevant that's it's part of your unique-ish body.
Be more worried about your weak passwords and miscellaneous life tracking.
No I don't care about biometrics stealing. If you've ever used it, even if only once, then you might as well carry on.
Anything I care about has more than just biometric security. Tempting fate but I choose not to worry about something until it is a common proven issue. I think of it as a fast primary 'password' for some logins, almost irrelevant that's it's part of your unique-ish body.
Be more worried about your weak passwords and miscellaneous life tracking.
And you trust this information?
I cannot find any examples of a data leak, but it comes down to whether you trust Google/Apple with this information and that they're not telling you porkies.
That’s actually a very useful feature as it stops people from knowing the length of your pin.
I don't believe everything they say. But in terms of the balance of risk, and my perceived chances of it ever impacting my security, health or finances; not bothered. I use biometrics knowing that someone could have it now, so what?
Would you rather a password leak or fingerprint leak? Can you imagine the ramifications of the latter? At least you can change your password.