THE LEDE: At its annual developers conference on
Monday, Apple announced new features and expanded uses of current
features that could raise some concerns among privacy advocates and
privacy-minded lawmakers.
The company announced that it would be
expanding the uses for its Touch ID, the iPhone’s fingerprint
verification feature. While that feature can currently be used to unlock
a phone, it will soon be available to log in to applications.
Despite assurances, the expanded use of the fingerprint ID feature
could raise eyebrows among privacy advocates. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)
— who wrote to Apple about the privacy implications of Touch ID when it
was announced last year — said he is “looking forward to finding out
more about” Apple’s Monday announcement. “Using fingerprints as
passwords can be a double-edged sword: it adds convenience, but it often
creates potential long-term security concerns,” Franken said in a
statement.
read full article at The Hill http://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/207991-overnight-tech-privacy-advocates-eye-new-apple-features
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