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Apple Inc won accolades from privacy experts in September for assuring that facial data used to unlock its new iPhone X would be securely stored on the phone itself. But Apple’s privacy promises do not extend to the thousands of app developers who will gain access to facial data in order to build entertainment features for iPhone X customers, such as pinning a three-dimensional mask to their face for a selfie or letting a video game character mirror the player’s real-world facial expressions. Apple allows developers to take certain facial data off the phone as long as they agree to seek customer permission and not sell the data to third parties, among other terms in a contract seen by Reuters. App makers who want to use the new camera on the iPhone X can capture a rough map of a u...

Some people wondered what would they do if a thief steals their $999 iPhone X, points it to their face and runs? Well what do you think? Would your data be safe then? The new iPhone X, launched on September 12, 2017 on Apple iPhone 10 year anniversary, is seen as the "future of smartphones". One of the most talked about feature of this iPhone X (pronounced as iPhone 10) is its Face ID, which uses a combination of infrared emitter and sensor (TrueDepth) to paint 30,000 points of infrared light on and around your face. The reflection is measured, which allows it to calculate depth and angle from the camera for each dot and recognizes facial features. Keith Krimbel, a freelance video editor, recently came up with the a query about the safety of this feature and decided to email Apple...

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