&gt; A malicious sensor could, hypothetically, steal fingerprints from an iPhone user unknowingly. This could be used to unlock the phone and make purchases through Apple Pay without the owner&#x27;s permission.<p>Why in the hell would anyone bother with this, if it&#x27;s trivial to get persons fingerprints and reproduce them to unlock the device ? [1] Even if you lack the touch ID, the device is still encrypted by the PIN and is functioning (and is secure) normally without it.<p>Either it&#x27;s really over-engineered or is what it is - scare tactic to bring people to Apple repair centers.<p>I wish they&#x27;d use rather this media attention to inform the public that fingerprint authentication isn&#x27;t there for security, but conveniency first. Apple Pay would function just fine without it. But would it have it&#x27;s appeal of easy payment ? Probably not.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=2u4ZLGsw1zo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=2u4ZLGsw1zo</a>