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> biometric data is a username/id. Which is why it's called "Touch ID" and "Face ID".
by sjwright 9y ago
> biometric data is a username/id.
Which is why it's called "Touch ID" and "Face ID".
- eCa 9y ago> Your face is now your password. That's a direct quote from the product page.
- jasonkostempski 9y agoYet they behave like a password.
- dkonofalski 9y agoNo they don't. They behave like a username/password combination. A username is an individual identifier and a password is a confirmation that the identifier is valid for the person it's identifying. TouchID and FaceID confirm both - that it's the correct user that has access and that the user is who they say they are.
- haswell 9y agoIt's important to note that in the context of these Apple features, "ID" is for "Identification", not some kind of "User ID" used as a Username. Username != ID.