Apple's New FaceID Might Make It Easier For Police To Access Your iPhone X

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> Apple's New FaceID Might Make It Easier For Police To Access Your iPhone X
>
> Apple revealed its new FaceID today in the Steve Jobs theater on its campus in Cupertino, California. Law enforcement 
> officials who have had trouble unlocking Apple phones in the past must be salivating at the news.
>
>
> Apple's new iPhone X
> While in one way FaceID is more secure than the company's TouchID, which uses your fingerprint to open your phone, 
> it's also more insecure.
>
> The chance of someone else's fingerprint unlocking your phone, Apple says, is less than one in 50,000, but the chance 
> of someone else's face unlocking your phone is less than one in 1,000,000.  However, touching your fingerprint to 
> your phone is a voluntary act that is easy to not do unless physically forced.
>
> Aiming your face at your phone will be harder to resist.
>
> Apple VP Phil Schiller introducing the new iPhone X
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> Of course, Apple has built technology into FaceID -- which also enables purchases and can eliminate the need for 
> passwords -- to make this challenging.
>
> FaceID will not unlock your phone unless your eyes are open, for instance. Averting your face will also block the 
> technology. This means that you'll be able to try to resist unlocking your phone.
>
>
> However, a persistent law enforcement agent who holds your iPhone X in your face for an extended period of time, or 
> who surprises you with it, is likely to be able to catch an unguarded moment and be able to unlock your phone.
>
> That could be a good thing or could be a bad thing, depending on where you sit on the personal privacy versus public 
> safety debate.
>
> John Koetsier is a journalist, analyst, and speaker. He analyzes and forecasts mobile trends for TUNE 
> <http://tune.com/>. Follow him on Twitter <https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier> or connect on LinkedIn 
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