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Re:Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords by LukeShu on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @06:40PM (#6479548)
I think you misunderstood. The person entering bogus passwords is not a thief, but an otherwise trusted prankster. For example, a brother.
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Re:Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords by vvhn on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @09:49PM (#6480147)
This has always been available as a setting on iOS and it is not the default. Most companies though will install a profile which enables this to a custom value of retry attempts if you add the company email (typically exchange ) account to your phone
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