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So a cop can put your phone in front of your face while you're tied up and unable to do a thing. Boom, phone unlocked.

Marvelous.

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You always have a choice to not buy an iPhone X, or if you do, not use Face ID.

AFAIK if you keep your eyes closed, it doesn't unlock.

Also, its still an improvement from when cops borrow your thumb. At least this way, you have less chance of getting hurt.

I'd rather lose my finger than my head, thank you.

You are the first person to ever think of this! Congratulations. This place is becoming reddit.

And they would also have access to your fingerprint then. What difference would it make??

In either case, they would have to get a warrant first.

Once they have that warrant, it doesn't matter what biometric locking method you use.

Couldn't the same be said for a fingerprint too?

iOS 11 allows you to disable touch or face ID by pressing the power button 5 times.

They changed this for the iPhone X: you press the lock and one of the volume buttons at the same time.

That's awesome. I wonder if cops could construe that into an "obstruction of justice" (or similar) offense?

Only if they have a warrant for the search at the time you do it. Else, the device is not part of an active investigation.

If you think it's a security risk, then don't enable. It's pretty simple. It's very transparent about how it works.

You can disable Face ID by pressing the power and volume buttons at the same time. They are on either side of the phone. Faster than the multiple press method and more discrete.

Only on the iPhone X and possibly the 8.

Face ID only exists on the iPhone X, so you don't need a way to turn it off on other devices. :)

Touch ID though. (edit: I see what you mean. I didn't see parent didn't mention Touch ID)

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