[mahyarm]

Just because apple did it better, doesn't mean they did it first or enabled it. Android has had face unlock for years and the S8 added 'iris unlock' also. They all have problems, since flat images defeat them compared to this more advanced version, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be improved later.

The tech is out of bag and apple not doing it would just delay it by a few years. Managing a world where microphones and worse are everywhere and are being used by autocracy is how we should be acting going forward. Accepting that this is the world and dealing with the changes should be the focus, not trying to prevent tech that will be created whether or not some people like it.

edit: I do agree with your tweet about how it changes social norms although.

[idlewords]

My point is very much about normalizing the use of this technology, not denying its existence or claiming that Apple invented it.

We've been able to bug houses for years, but only recently did Google and Amazon normalize it by selling an always-on network-connected microphone (and now camera) as a consumer product.