Re:I recommend against using biometric identification
by BenjiWiebe on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @08:49PM
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I could be wrong, but doesn't a passcode actually encrypt the data (for sure on password manager/banking/etc apps) whereas FaceID/TouchID/<insert biometric here> doesn't? And what about hashing? AFAIK you can't really hash biometrics.
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Re:I recommend against using biometric identification
by colejohnson66 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @09:55PM
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With Touch ID and Face ID, you are required to have a passcode. What's the point of Touch ID if it fails and doesn't have any other way into the phone? As for hashing biometrics, Apple has the Secure Enclave which is for storing the biometrics.