> a thread emerged about abusive spouses. Now if I'm honest, I didn't see that angle coming and it made me curious - what is the angle? I mean how does Face ID pose a greater threat to victims of domestic violence than the previous auth models?
If someone has the PIN and the phone, they can get in without the person (without their biometrics.) Fingerprints and Face recognition increase the chances that an abusive spouse needs the other person every time they access the phone.
Parents who have their childrens passwords are in the same situation -- they can't snoop on their kids biometrically secured phone (like reading a kids diary in the old days.) They have to have the kids open the phone, which means the kids know that it's happening.
If someone has the PIN and the phone, they can get in without the person (without their biometrics.) Fingerprints and Face recognition increase the chances that an abusive spouse needs the other person every time they access the phone.
Parents who have their childrens passwords are in the same situation -- they can't snoop on their kids biometrically secured phone (like reading a kids diary in the old days.) They have to have the kids open the phone, which means the kids know that it's happening.