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Re:Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords by esolyt on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @10:14AM (#6482478)
> Protection against what ?

Um, protection against random people wiping your phone maybe?

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Re:Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords by msbarnett on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @11:34AM (#6483030)
How do you expect the phone to distinguish between "password entered 10 times incorrectly by asshole" and "password entered 10 times incorrectly by thief"?

If this is a problem with your circle of friends: find new friends, or disable this feature.

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