Anyone who’s been following Irreal lately is painfully aware that the NSA scandals have kicked my paranoia into hyperdrive. Still, there are limits. Apple’s recent announcement of their fingerprint reader on the iPhone 5S has provoked those poor souls even more inflicted than I into paroxysms of suspicion that the NSA is plotting to steal their fingerprints.
Fortunately, my pal Watts has an excellent post that assuages their concerns and debunks the whole foolish notion. Watts explains how the system actually works and why this really is tinfoil hat thinking. If you’re an Apple user and worried about the technology or you just want an entertaining read, head over to Coyote Tracks and enjoy.
If you want some additional technical details, which corroborate what Watts says, there’s a nice description of the technology over at Quora.
Update: have → has