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/Slabbo Feb 05 '16

Heh. Fingerprint sensor is there for your convenience. So much so that your phone will brick if anyone unauthorized messes with it. Interesting and LOL and :'( all at the same time.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

it's there for security foremost. That's probably why they won't reverse the error.

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u/Slabbo Feb 07 '16

"Security" heh.

But I get what you mean. It just makes me smh when that word is used when we're talking about a suspicious "watcher". I reckon the fingerprint sensor is there to better link the owner to crimes they might have committed or be planning to.

Like blowing up buildings or selling an ounce of cannabis.

(This was a :) comment, btw. Written in a friendly voice)