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As with all things security-related, the fundamental question is one of risk vs. convenience. If the alternative is either no PIN or perhaps a four-digit (or even six- or eight-digit) numeric PIN that gets shared with the family and shoulder-surfed on the bus, never gets forced to change, etc., then the fingerprint is perhaps a reasonable alternative. Chad Conrow Perkins Coie My short answer is yes, we will allow it. The longer answer is that currently it isn't trivial to fake the fingerprint reader on the 5s. It would take a lot of effort and a good print to begin with. Plus you need physical access to the phone. It is easier and much more reliable to buy one of the devices you can plug into the phone to extract all the data quickly. Look at a typical real-world scenario. If one of our lawyers loses their phone, what are the chances someone is going to try and find an available fingerprint to unlock the phone? Even if they are clever enough to realize the phone's data might be valuable, they're more likely to use another method to get the data. Another scenario would be someone who is targeting one of our lawyers and is interested in the data on the phone. Why go through all the trouble of acquiring prints and preparing copies using specialized materials only to find the original might not be good enough? Wouldn't someone be better served to use a hardware solution that works with any phone, any OS and doesn't rely on knowing the password or fingerprint? Kevin Sullivan Cohen & Grigsby, PC GET CONNECTED. The ILTA Connected Community allows you to access ILTA news and events as well as interact with your peers — one of the most valuable benefits of membership. Members can browse or search the member directory and My Contacts easily allows you to keep in touch with the contacts you've made in the industry. This quick "friends" list will always be up to date as your colleagues move around. Be sure to keep your profile up to date so that you never miss Peer to Peer magazine or other important communication. Connect and participate today! connect.iltanet.org Peer to Peer 95