In 2013, Apple revolutionized its flagship product with the launch of the iPhone 5s. This device included Touch ID, a fingerprint authentication feature that kept iPhones secure without compromising convenience or user experience. Four years later, Apple took this concept a step further, introducing Face ID, a biometric facial authentication system, to the iPhone.
Today, hundreds of millions of people rely on this technology, its powerful authentication capabilities obscured by the indelible convenience it provides.
However, as this technology expands beyond smartphones and into physical spaces, and businesses use it for everything from time and attendance tracking to high-security access control and frictionless employee access, people are increasingly concerned about privacy implications and potential misuse of their biometric data.
That’s why widespread scaling and adoption of biometric authentication technology must be privacy-first.
