I’m not addressing the UK/EU nonsense as that was done against Apple’s wishes and it’s only over there. Europe wants to play fast and loose, let them.
All you have to do is use an iPhone to know. It’s hard to explain every feature that is seemingly better developed on iOS than android without writing a novel.
But let me just say this, I could leave my iPhone unlocked and there is nothing of consequence that you could access without my biometrics. You can’t even download an app from the store without my biometrics. Android, for some reason thinks once the device is unlocked, the threat is gone. I can look at passwords, credit card information, anything that should stay private is now wide open.
I got about 20 more examples like that one.
Privacy shouldn’t stop once your device is unlocked.
I see that as an OPSEC mitigation for security. There is value there, for sure, but most apps (all of them on my phone) with sensitive info have that option built in as well. If, for some reason, I left my phone unlocked and someone picked it up within the 30 seconds it takes to lock automatically, they wouldnt have access to anything sensitive.
But that doesnt really address the privacy.
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