Yes, we all know that. The difference is that they are a user ID which is somewhat difficult to lose, forget, or have stolen. No, it’s not impossible to clone

Yes, we all know that. The difference is that they are a user ID which is somewhat difficult to lose, forget, or have stolen. No, it’s not impossible to clone a fingerprint that will fool Touch ID, but it’s not easy either. If we assume that Face ID will be roughly as difficult to fool, then we’ve actually got pretty good security here. It’s possinle that in some cases a secure passcode would be safer, and it’s great that you still have that option too. But security can only effective in the consumer market if it’s fairly frictionless; I’m unlikely to tolerate entering a long, complex passcode every time I want to use my phone, so I’d probably compromise on something shorter. If Touch/Face ID offers a more secure option, we all win!