14 DAY TRIAL // Cats have unique paw prints in the same manner humans have fingerprints. So is it possible for your pet to gain access to your smartphone? Turns out it is.
A curious reviewer over at TechCrunch decided to set up an iPhone 5s to recognize a paw print from a cat and, sure enough, the furry animal was able to unlock the handset, albeit following a few unsuccessful attempts.
“The cat’s paw worked, and while it encountered more frequent failures than did a fingerprint, it was able to unlock the phone again repeatedly when positioned correctly on the sensor. Note that no other paw pads would unlock the device, and that cats essentially have unique ‘fingerprints’ just like people, so this doesn’t make the Touch ID sensor any less secure.”
Touch ID doesn’t discriminate. Moreover, for those who don’t trust Apple’s claim that fingerprint data stays encrypted inside the phone, never to be sent to any servers, owning a pet now poses an extra benefit.
Of course, this means you have to lug your cat everywhere.