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Face ID stores a map, not your face

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Unlocking your smartphone with your face feels like a massive corporate privacy violation, but Apple essentially rigged the game in your favor. Instead of saving a literal photo of your mug, FaceID generates a one-way mathematical topography map. This data is permanently locked inside a secure hardware enclave, meaning not even Apple can reconstruct your face.

Face ID stores a map, not your face
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