"These fake fingerprint stickers let you access a protected phone whole wearing gloves..." Taps, a new kickstarter, has development a touchscreen sticker that adheres to gloves you already own. Currently, there are gloves that will allow you to still use your phone but they are special ones you have to buy. This way, you can just stick it on any of your favorite gloves and activate the print. Also, these stickers use the phone fingerprint recognition to unlock your phone unlike other touch screen gloves. TAPS is made with extremely adhesive conductive material so it will not easily fall off, and is guaranteed to work on all touchscreen devices.
I chose this article because I wanted to find something different then everything that happened with the election. I did a lot of searching until I found this article. I myself know how annoying it is to be wearing gloves while snowboarding or just in general, and not being able to unlock your iPhone for a quick picture or to text someone back. It's inconvenient for me to take off my gloves for something that is meant to be quick. It turns into a tedious task. I have gloves that I am able to use my touch screen with, but they do not work with the fingerprint function. I am uneasy about a fingerprint that is essentially a sticker that can easily be misplaced or stolen. I have a lot on my phone, such as my banking, phone numbers, social accounts, etc. I would not want someone being able to have access to my phone. Personal values at stake are the fake that someone can steal another person's gloves to get into their phone or other devices. Is it ethical to create a fingerprint sticker that can be stuck on anything? Does this make it easier for people to get information from personal devices? The first thing that comes to mind is how easy is it to get ahold of other peoples' prints. If someone loses their gloves and it gets into the wrong hands then your phone can be unlocked. This type of technology was made merely for convenience, but I don’t know if it’s something I would personally buy or support because of the risks of someone else getting ahold of the gloves. We all already jeopardize our sensitive information on a daily basis, and I feel like this is just another way to give our information away. Of course if someone got ahold of these gloves it would be difficult to figure out who’s fingerprint it was and how to use it, but if they were to fall into the wrong hands, then I’d be worried. I have always like the fingerprint recognition technology, but at the same time it is one of the most unique ways to identity each and every one of us, so the fingerprint is also a very strong source of information. There are ways for people to get copies of your fingerprints and then it’s only a matter of time before they can figure out everything about you.
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Noemi Cuin
5/11/2017 12:19:38 am
hi jenn,
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