Apple admits, iPhone 5s Fingerprint Database To Be Shared With NSA

not sure on the full truth of this article but imo this probably is going to happen if not now soon....

link to original article: http://topinfopost.com/2013/09/25/apple-admits-iphone-5s-fingerprint-database-to-be-shared-with-nsa

 

No comment on the source... The content of the news isn't surprising, but a confession like that is quite suspicious.

 

The source article and website appear to be satire oriented. A quick search dug up:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/fingerprints.asp
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/27/no-nsa-iphone-5s-fingerprint-apple

Obviously, the potential for biometric (meta)data to be collected/used by manufacturers, possibly also shared with or lost to yet more parties, is there. So a satirical article and "false rumor" shouldn't cause anyone to lower their guard when it comes to such issues. The uploading of any biometric related data... raw data, a hash of said data, even metrics/analytics pertaining to how the subsystem was working... is something everyone should keep an eye out for.

 

Like I said before.

 

as i said not sure of the truth but personally i believe they will do something like this sooner then later

 

It may be satire today, but tomorrow it will be reality.

 

the funny thing is that its surprising to people! ROFL

use android if you are sensitive about these kinda things.

 

The satire part, if anything, is just to ease the last of those who question that it's been reality much longer than people think.

 

There was quite a bit of zealots arguing the other way around. I hope they are all eating their words now.