Apple reveals critical new details on iPhone 5s Touch ID system

The most interesting new feature found in the iPhone 5s is undoubtably its Touch ID system that scans of users’ fingerprints on the device and lets them use the fingerprint data to unlock their devices and make purchases through the iTunes Store. The Wall Street Journal reports that an unnamed Apple spokesperson has provided some important new details about how Touch ID will work and how it will keep users’ privacy safe. First, Apple says that it isn’t storing full scans of users’ fingerprints on the device and is only storing “fingerprint data” that stays encrypted on the iPhone 5s processor. Because this data is fragmented pieces of information about users’ fingerprints rather than full images, Apple says that hackers



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