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When Face ID Helps iPhone Security—And When to Turn It Off

  • Adam Engst--TidBITS
  • published date: 2026-03-19 21:42:27 UTC

Heading to a protest or crossing a border? Your iPhone’s Face ID—which is normally a boon with Stolen Device Protection—could become a liability. Learn when to disable biometrics and what other steps you can take to protect your privacy and data from compelle…

Ive been thinking a lot more about physical iPhone security recently. For a long time, weve encouraged biometric authentication over manually entering iPhone passcodes because of the very real threat… [+10107 chars]