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Flockster on Sept 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: iPhone X

You have to actively look at the display to unlock it. So sleeping wouldn't work.

josefresco on Sept 12, 2017 | [–]

What about if you're dead? Would law enforcement, medics and/or family be able to use your (recently) deceased face to unlock? Would that be legal?

45h34jh53k4j on Sept 12, 2017 | [–]

Just wait. Id rather not even deal with these scenarios at all. Where is touchID?!? Why did they ship this without it!?

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