face-id-stinks 
Troy Hunt
DECEMBER 12, 2017
I've been gradually coming to this conclusion of my own free will, but Phil Schiller's comments last week finally cemented it for me: Face ID stinks. I wrote about the security implementations of Face ID just after it was announced and that piece is still entirely relevant today.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 23, 2020
Mitch said the caller ID for that incoming call displayed the same phone number that was printed on the back of his debit card. Now, he’s facing the arduous task of getting identity theft (new account fraud) cleaned up at the online-only bank. Why Phone Numbers Stink as Identity Proof.
Krebs on Security
MARCH 17, 2019
Phone numbers stink for security and authentication. They stink because most of us have so much invested in these digits that they’ve become de facto identities. Online, it’s totally different and you can’t physically show your ID and can’t show your face.
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