Apple’s Face ID Is Another Step Toward the End of Anonymity

How Face ID affects the Fifth Amendment and opens the door for law enforcement to have easier access to your phone

Benjamin Powers
5 min readJan 30, 2018

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By now, you’re likely familiar with the iPhone X’s ability to use facial recognition technology to unlock your phone with “just a look.” You’ve also probably seen the…

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Benjamin Powers

Benjamin’s writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, New Republic, and Pacific Standard, among others. You can find all of his work at benjaminopowers.com