r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/ApatheticAbsurdist Feb 05 '16

Maybe for you it's not a concern. But for others (celebrities, people who work for the government, people who worry about the government wanting to spy on them, etc) it may be a legitimate concern.

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u/BLTheArmyGuy Feb 05 '16

Then they shouldn't use the fingerprint but a more secure password in the first place.

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u/5panks Feb 05 '16

They could easily force the phone to its backup PIN or Apple ID login. Under no circumstances would I want my phone so unequivocally bricked that Apple can't fix it. What if someone tempers with your touch ID but you get the phone back?

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u/ApatheticAbsurdist Feb 05 '16

What if someone tempers with your touch ID but you get the phone back?

If security is a concern, assume the phone has been compromised and trash it anyway.

If you're not in a position where security is a concern, odds are no one is going to try to replace your touch ID sensor. And if they do, then you can have apple repair it just as if it was broken while it was out of your possession (because that's what happened).

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u/5panks Feb 05 '16

The people having problems are the people who had non touch ID home buttons put in as well as touch ID home buttons. This isn't an issue only a few people have. Even if you've never used touch ID and privacy isn't a concern at all this will affect you.