An iPhone 5S PSA From Your Finger

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By Neha Prakash2013-11-04 04:58:03 UTC

Apple's iPhone 5S boasts a Touch ID fingerprint scanner that uses the ridges and pores of a finger (or other body parts, including nipples and lips) to identify a phone's user and unlock the home screen.

While some felt the technology was state-of-the-art, others quickly found ways to hack the scanner, and claimed it was a problematic security feature.

See also: The iPhone 5S' Touch ID Is Perfect for Criminals

But is the fingerprint scanner really that much more vulnerable than other lock-screen tech?

In this Sunday comic, Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech defend the iPhone's fingerprint-scanner technology against skeptics and critics.

BONUS: Which Body Parts Can Unlock iPhone 5S?

Comic illustration provided by The Joy of Tech. Published with permission; all rights reserved.

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