Yup, I use my fingerprint for my phone because it’s convenient, but require my pin (6 numbers) on boot, and my phone reboots a couple times each day (after a set time not using it).
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MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
The iris can be used, for example, to improve authentication techniques for bank passwords
Nope. Like all biometrical data, you can’t just replace the body part once the data is comprised. It’s at most suitable for ease of access.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
So it could restart, you wouldn’t know and don’t receive calls because you haven’t authenticated?
smashing3606@feddit.online 6 days ago
Not OP, but most phones I've used will still allow incoming calls after reboot before being unlocked. You just can't access the apps until you've unlocked.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
I still get calls, but I can’t see details (e.g. just the phone number, not the caller).
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Yep, this discussion has been done to death decades ago when datacenters and other secure facilities started using iris scans.
Biometrics is the username, not the password.