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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:04:10 -0700
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On 2025-06-20 01:02, Marion wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:26:23 +0100, Andy Burns wrote :
> 
> 
>>> The fingerprint sensor was also a gimmick.
>>> If we don't live in the slums, why would we need it?
>>
>> Is there zero burglary in your neighbourhood?
>> Do you ever leave your house?
> 
> Hi Andy (this is the kinder, gentler me, but still logical & sensible),
> 
> You don't know where I live, but let's just say it's one of the most
> expensive gated neighborhoods in the United States, so, no, there aren't
> burglaries. But that's besides the point because I do go into town.
> 
> I completely understand why you say what you just said because most people
> would say what you just said; but most people don't think sensibly on this.
> 
> And I was mostly disparaging "FaceID" because it's a marketing gimmick;
> just as fingerprints are a marketing gimmick (since a PIN is just fine).
> 
> But you know I don't even have a PIN on my phone, where the *benefit* to me
> is it's a lot easier for me and my wife & kids to use my phone at home.
> 
> But you're asking about what happens when I leave the house, right?
> 
> Since I need to be kind and gentle & yet logically sensible, maybe this
> question will get the point across why I think that doesn't increase risk.
> 
> You know my phone has no biometrics on it (not even a PIN); but of course I
> could put a PIN on that phone, right?
> 
> But I don't even have a PIN.
> That's because I don't fear my wife and my kids nor my friends.
> 
> But, you also know that I "leave the house" and go into town.
> So, you're inferring, I assume, that my phone is lost or stolen.
> 
> Assuming that, my question to you is what do the thieves get?
> 
> The answer, certainly, is they got my phone.
> And, until I cancel the SIM with the carrier, they can make calls.
> 
> But what else did they get besides the phone?

Hmmmmmmm...

The names and addresses of all the people in your contacts?