Court Uncourt Magazine - Volume V - Issue 6

In this issue

Eid Mubarak on behalf of the entire team of STA! May this day be filled with abundance of joy and
happiness and may it fill your heart with wonders.
Unlocking your phone with your face print. Is this a revolution in the technological world or is there a hidden cost that could be at stake? Apple's new iPhone X can be unlocked when its user simply looks at it. Rather than a password which you set it yourself, id Mubarak on behalf of the entire team of STA! May this day be filled with abundance of joy and happiness and may it fill your heart with wonders. Face-ID is a form of biometric authentication feature which would allow users to lock and
unlock their phones using True-Depth camera.This new feature has created clank and is getting popular among the young crowd. As the technology becomes more widespread, there are growing fears that it will erode privacy and be misused by bad actors.
On the other hand, as this technology becomes more pervasive in society, we are likely to see an increased variety of use of biometric authentication, where unlocking a phone is the underpinning and soon, starting a car, unlocking your house door, or even making a payment could be done through nothing more than looking into a camera. It is going to add an extra layer of security to some of the most valuable items we own, making them even more difficult to snip.