[Xoros]

Bah, it's not like if Apple is storing on US soil your fingerprints or your face for ID.

Oh, wait...

[hellofunk]

What makes you think Apple stores that information? It probably never leaves your phone.

[Xoros]

Yes, I know they stated that when it cames on the iPhone 5 [0]. So they probably not. But they were (and perhaps still are ?) also part of PRISM. So why not be a little paranoid

But I admit my conspiracy theory assumption was written as a statement, sorry about that !

[0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2013/09/10Apple-Announces-iPh...

[renaudg]

It doesn't leave your phone. Google "secure enclave"...I mean, search for "secure enclave" :)

[AstralStorm]

Instead, a customised anonymised Google unique ID does.