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Could you prevent someone stealing your iPhone X? According to Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi, there are two mitigation options: don't stare at the phone (Face ID is 'attention aware' so only unlocks after eye contact) or grip to press buttons on both sides of the device to temporarily deactivate face recognition.
Both require an optimistic -- even unrealistic -- response to being confronted by a criminal or cop, a scary situation where your adrenaline is pumping and you might not have the presence of mind to remember to disable Face ID. And is it worth risking your life if a mugger with a knife or gun orders you to unlock your phone?
As Schiller correctly stated, "There's no perfect system, not even biometric ones." That still doesn't answer the question of whether biometrics are more secure though.
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