Recently, Apple has revealed its new product iPhone 5s to the public. The people around the World are getting excited on its new security function which is a fingerprint scanner. The new iPhone 5s seems provide a more secure options to protect privacy from their users. However, Did the user think about where will their fingerprint goes? Apple’s database or the NSA (National Security Agency)?

So far, Apple hasn’t declare any official statement regarding this concern. Yesterday, while everyone is concerning about USA government shut itself down and put approximately 800000 people out of work, a hacker organization released a video statement to claim a relationship between AuthenTec, which developed the iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner and U.S government. The AuthenTec Company is used to produce to wireless equipment or electric system for US government in defense or commercial sector. Is that legit and ethics for Apple to collect fingerprint from their users?

From my analysis, it shows that Apple should not store any fingerprint in its database because this will violate the business ethics and destroy its brand value. If the public found out Apple has any intention to forward its fingerprints database to the third-party, the result will become barrier for Apple to increase its brand value and decrease its brand image. People will avoid its product because of the scandal. As a international cooperation, Apple has the responsibilities to protect all their client information and not leak to other parties.It doesn’t say that Apple will use the fingerprint for NSA to spy on someone but it is not hard to believe that NSA would collect each fingerprint data from every iPhone 5S. Apple should be aware on those problem and declared their official statement as soon as possible.

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