>You can always use your passcode instead of Face ID, and it’s still required under the following circumstances: >The device has received a remote lock command. I haven't had an iPhone since the 3Gs - how are these sent? Via cellular data I assume, but is there some app you have to have on your computer?
No, you can send the lock via the iCloud website. Although, to log on, you may have to use a 2FA code that is sent to your device or home Mac....
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#12I await some interesting articles featuring IR imaging after the X ships.
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#14"Face ID confirms attention by detecting the direction of your gaze" So to the argument that police can force you to open your iPhone if secured with TouchID, is this perhaps more secure? If you refrain from looking at your phone?
However you can disable TouchID and FaceID both by pressing the power button five times in quick succession, after which it will require your passcode.
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#15"Face ID confirms attention by detecting the direction of your gaze" So to the argument that police can force you to open your iPhone if secured with TouchID, is this perhaps more secure? If you refrain from looking at your phone?
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#17"Face ID confirms attention by detecting the direction of your gaze" So to the argument that police can force you to open your iPhone if secured with TouchID, is this perhaps more secure? If you refrain from looking at your phone?
No, any kind of biometric auth is vulnerable to the adversary forcing your physical compliance. However you can disable TouchID and FaceID both by pressing the power button five times in quick succession, after which it will require your passcode.
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#19"Face ID confirms attention by detecting the direction of your gaze" So to the argument that police can force you to open your iPhone if secured with TouchID, is this perhaps more secure? If you refrain from looking at your phone?
The best decryption algorithm is still rubber hose decryption.
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#20I was really hoping they'd provide the probability for identical twins, but maybe they don't have enough data to give a specific number on this (I assume most of their data comes from people without identical twins).