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­(original title: what should I do if I am forced to unlock the phone with my fingerprint? Apple says it can press the power button five times in a row)

­Touch ID makes iPhone much more secure and convenient, but it also brings problems. What if you encounter some special circumstances and are coerced to open your phone with your fingers?

­in the latest public beta version of iOS 11, Apple has added a new feature to the iPhone. If you press the power button five times in a row, Touch ID will be temporarily disabled, and you have to enter a password to turn on the phone.

We tried it. Press the power button five times to wake up the shutdown interface and the emergency button, which is a new feature in iOS 11. You won't see an option to "close Touch ID", but fingerprint recognition is no longer valid at this time, and pressing the home button again will pop up to remind you to enter the password.

­before that, to achieve the same effect, you need to turn off Touch ID in the setting, or pretend to press it several times with a finger that does not record fingerprints, trigger multiple errors and lock the phone. Or turn it off directly, and type the password first every time you restart.

­this new feature provides another way to protect privacy and prevent fingerprints from being used. In July last year, Michigan police used 3D printing to restore the fingerprints of a deceased suspect and successfully unlocked his iPhone.

­this is unacceptable to Apple. Last year, the US government asked Apple to "open the back door" and provide the unlock password for an iPhone used by a shooter, which was unanimously opposed by Apple and Silicon Valley technology companies. In the end, Apple did not compromise.

­at that time, the iPhone did not have the Touch ID function, but added trouble to the government. Assuming it was an iPhone 5s or above, the government could have recovered a fake fingerprint, as the Michigan police did. If the suspect is still alive and his fingerprints are intact, it will be easier to force him to unlock it.

All this leaves Apple with the potential to divulge the privacy of its users. Based on existing exposures, the new iPhone will also add facial recognition, which seems to make it easier to be forced to unlock. Apple probably realized that this was a big problem, which led to this quick Touch ID shutdown update.

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