Just as Samsung and Goole are encountering privacy issues, Apple released a new video highlighting Apple has published a new video highlighting pricy on the iPhone.
The video said right now there is more private information on your phone than in your home, “Think about that."
“We believe your privacy should never be something you have to question. It should be simple, straightforward, and understood.” the video said.
You can check the video here: link.
(Source: Apple video screenshot)
While Apple didn’t mention any competitor, but the timing of this video is interesting considering what happened to Samsung and Google recently.
As cnTechPost recently reported, a fingerprint security flaw was found on Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S10 and Note 10 phones which allow any fingerprint to unlock the phones.
Once touted as a revolutionary feature by Samsung, this flaw of its ultrasonic fingerprint sensors prompted banks around the world to ban the feature on their apps.
WeChat Pay and Alipay, the most popular payment methods in Chinese people's daily life, have also both banned payment authentication on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Note 10 phones, with users on online forums reporting that they are unable to use this feature.
But good news is Samsung said on Wednesday it has updated software to fix the problems with fingerprint recognition features on the smartphones.
In an apology issued via its customer support app Samsung Members, it told its Galaxy phone users to update their biometric authentication to the latest software version.
“Samsung Electronics takes the security of products very seriously and will make sure to strengthen security through continuing improvement and updates to enhance biometric authentication functions,” the company said.
As with Google, unlike the iPhone's FaceID, the Pixel 4's face unlock doesn't look for the user's eyes, so the phone could be pointed at a sleeping or unconscious owner and unlocked without their consent.
The omitting of such a crucial setting was seen by some people as a tech sin and they say the Pixel 4's security is lessened by its omission.
Google said in a recent statement that a fix "will be delivered in a software update in the coming months."
