A US senator is asking Apple for more clarity1. on privacy and security concerns he has with the use of fingerprint-recognition technology in the new iPhone 5S.
美國參議員要求蘋果公司對於新的iPhone 5S上使用指紋識別科技所帶來的隱私和安全隱憂能清楚說明。
The iPhone 5S, which went on sale on Friday, includes a fingerprint sensor2. that lets users tap the home button to unlock their smartphone, rather than enter a four-digit3. passcode.
上週五開始銷售的iPhone 5S，建有用戶以觸壓home鍵不用輸入四位數密碼來手機解鎖的指紋辨識器。
However, US Senator Al Franken said that the fingerprint system could be potentially disastrous4. for users if someone does eventually5. hack it. While a password can be kept a secret and changed if it is hacked, fingerprints are permanent and are left on everything a person touches, making them far from a secret, he said.
然而，美國民主黨參議員Al Franken表示，指紋識別系統，若有人最後真能駭進系統的話，對於用戶可能將是場潛伏性災難。密碼若被駭可秘密保存且更動，但指紋是永久性的，凡碰觸必留下痕跡，所有祕密將無所遁形。
“Let me put it this way: If hackers get a hold of your thumbprint, they could use it to identify and impersonate6. you for the rest of your life,” the Democrat said in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
這位民主黨員在寫給蘋果執行長Tim Cook的信中提到，這樣說好了：如果駭客握有你的指紋，他們能用它來當身分證明，並未來一直假扮成你。
However, the company has said that this kind of technology significantly boosts security for users.
然而，蘋果表示，此項技術大大地為用戶提高手機的安全性。
Apple said the fingerprint data is stored on the iPhone in a place that is inaccessible to other apps and to Apple’s remote servers. Apple also has put in a number of safeguards, including requiring a passcode after a restart and 48 hours of inactivity. In addition, Apple says it is not possible to take an existing fingerprint and convert it into something the phone will recognize, as the sensor reads a sub-epidermal layer7. of the finger.
蘋果公司表示，指紋數據是儲存在iPhone某個空間，其他的手機應用程式和蘋果遠端伺服器是無法進入的。蘋果也做了多項預防措施，包括在重開機和閒置48小時後需要一組密碼。此外，蘋果表示，要取得已存現有的指紋並轉成手機能夠辨識的某物是絕不可能的，因為感應器能讀取到手指的表皮層下。
Apple’s fingerprint technology seems different and possibly more accurate than older readers, so most people should not need to worry, Neohapsis security consultant Joe Schumacher said.
Neohapsis的資安顧問Joe Schumacher表示: 蘋果的指紋科技似乎有所不同，並可能比之前的讀取機來的更加精確，所以大多數人應不用擔心，。
It could still be “a risk for any possible targeted individual,” and much of the risk comes from not knowing many details, he said.
他說明，它可能仍然是“對任何可能針對性的個人來說它能是個風險，”但許多風險則來自於許多細節的無知。
“There is a big security risk with Touch ID without explicit8. understanding of how Apple is handling this data from storage to sharing with other entities,” he said in a statement.
並在一份聲明中表示“Touch ID這項功能中，有個問題很大的安全隱憂，就是不清楚了解蘋果如何從儲存到其他實體的分享過程中來處理這些資料。
Meanwhile, anyone worried about fingerprint scan has the option9. of disabling the feature and sticking with the passcode.
在此時，任何擔心指紋掃描功能的人都可選擇取消該功能，並繼續使用密碼功能。
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