Hello, Would it be possible to somehow physically disable the fingerprint sensor? I am not talking about disabling biometric security settings within android, I mean actually physically disabling the fingerprint sensor. This is currently the only thing holding me back from purchasing a Fairphone 5. …

Welcome to the Community Forum. My first idea would be that you add Fairphone’s Protective Case to the FP5 and then add a small simple layer in between the FP5 and the case (right where the cutout for the button is) that is thick enough to obfuscate any fingerprint, but still lets you use the butto…

You might just carefully paint the button with nail polish. But would you mind saying why? If you don’t activate the sensor in the first place, it should do nothing.

[image] mgkoeln: But would you mind saying why? If you don’t activate the sensor in the first place, it should do nothing. I just wanted to ask the same question. And furthermore, even if you use the fingerprint reader: There is no such thing like an image of a fingerprint stored on the phon…

Have a look at this discussion [image] Privacy Questions FP4 Fairphone 4 Hello Community! I’m a long-time FP2 owner and figured it’s time to switch to the FP4. At the moment, two things are holding me back from buying it: The selfie-camera and the fingerprint-reader. I …

Thanks, Yvonne! That other thread covers the topic very well. Nothing there convincing me, that a fingerprint reader poses any danger, if one doesn’t use fingerprint logins in the first place. But of course, everybody can be as cautious as they want.

Okay, first of all I’d like to thank all of you for your replies. Now, regarding the given solutions. The case & cutout cover idea I had thought of earlier. I am afraid that a (loose) layer between the case and phone is really impractical, because the layer could potentially move, revealing the sen…

Ok, now you are mixing up things that are not connected at all. I don’t want to repeat everything that has been said here and in the thread linked by @yvmuell , but I think some things can’t stand here uncorrected. [image] Dikbek: And reading it once is enough. Unless you have some evidence tha…

[image] HolosericaCaligo: If you don’t enable/use the fingerprint sensor, no fingerprints are “collected” in the first place because the fingerprint reader is disabled. This is a matter of trust, since the sensor is disabled through the software. There’s no airgap, which requires me to blindl…

The probability of your fingerprint being scanned is also greater than zero if you simply go outside without gloves. What exactly is the risk you are trying to protect yourself from?

[image] rogar: The probability of your fingerprint being scanned is also greater than zero if you simply go outside without gloves. What exactly is the risk you are trying to protect yourself from? [image] dikbek: (barring external factors outside of your smartphone use) Am I not makin…

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