▲ 105 ▼ What's your least favourite thing about your smartphone (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by koncertejo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 191 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (3 children) why on earth are people so comfortable giving private companies their fingerprint and face scans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Knowing how Lemmy is, I'll probably catch shit for this, but it's the truth: I just don't care. I won't say you're being paranoid because, I don't know for sure that there won't be repercussions, but I don't see a realistic downside considering the cops and FBI already have mine for clearances. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Michal@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago The fingerprint is stored on your device. You don't give it to a company. permalink fedilink source parent [–] smackjack@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My understanding is that these fingerprints are specific to your device and don't get stored in the cloud. If you buy a new phone, then you'll have to rescan your fingerprints. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Knowing how Lemmy is, I'll probably catch shit for this, but it's the truth: I just don't care. I won't say you're being paranoid because, I don't know for sure that there won't be repercussions, but I don't see a realistic downside considering the cops and FBI already have mine for clearances. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Michal@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago The fingerprint is stored on your device. You don't give it to a company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smackjack@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My understanding is that these fingerprints are specific to your device and don't get stored in the cloud. If you buy a new phone, then you'll have to rescan your fingerprints. permalink fedilink source parent