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How Apple can Ethically unlock the iPhone for the FBI

February 19, 2016
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The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.

This is my proposal for how Apple could help the FBI unlock a phone, while ensuring security for all its users. I’d love your thoughts in the comments. Preamble The FBI want Apple to create a custom version of iOS, the operating system that the iPhone runs, that allows unlimited unlock attempts without delays between retries. I see…

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Is Fingerprint Authentication Breeding Insecurity?

September 14, 2013
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The latest iPhones have just been released, and the latest feature, available in the iPhone5S, is the fingerprint scanner. This funky bit of technology allows you to program your fingerprint in to the phone, and then unlock it with a touch. No more remembering security codes.

Apple say the fingerprint will be securely stored on the phone, but I’m not sure as yet whether a they store enough data to simply verify your fingerprint later, or enough to reproduce your fingerprint. They do, however, add that it will only be stored on the phone, not sent to Apple or stored in “the cloud”.

So, should you be concerned about the security implications of giving your fingerprint to your phone?

You guessed it; I say yes. I’d be very concerned. Let me give a few reasons.

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Photo of Ben Dechrai Technologist, teacher, presenter, privacy nut. I help small businesses with their IT strategy. Mentor, presenter, author. Community advocate, through Open Source Developers’ Conference, Linux Conference Australia, Melbourne PHP Users Group, BarCamp Melbourne, and Linux Users Victoria. Read my full bio.

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