Scanning For Something That Is Not There

A report released late Monday night by the Wall Street Journal confirmed internet rumors that the upcoming iPhone 5S will have a fingerprint scanner located on the Home button.  The response to this news has been varied, and like all things released on the internet, not all of the responses has been positive.  However a response by an advocacy group may be a more substantive negative response than usual.
Adermatoglyphia is a rare genetic disorder which causes a person to have no fingerprints.  Adermatoglyphia can cause problems when it comes to identifying people suspected of crimes, or when people with adermatoglyphia otherwise have to use their fingerprints to identify themselves.  This can potentially be a problem with users of the upcoming proposed iPhone 5S, a problem that may result in a lawsuit.
The Adermatoglyphia Advocacy Union, an group comprised of lawyers that defend people with adermatoglyphia in legal matters at no charge, is set to file a lawsuit stopping Apple from implementing fingerprint scanning technologies in upcoming Apple products, or to at least limit the capabilities of such technologies.  In a statement, AAU President Eli Sprecher says:

"It is important to remember that the iPhone is an already integral part of many people's lives.  To upgrade such a product in a way that affects how certain people can use it can be crippling to those certain people.  I am confident that Apple will make accomodations for persons without fingerprints in the iPhone 5S, but if not we are prepared to take Apple to court over this matter."
Apple Computers has yet to release a statement about this matter.

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