▁expressed ▁concern ▁that ▁Touch ▁ID ▁could ▁be ▁hack ed ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁people ▁not ▁rely ▁on ▁it ▁right ▁away . ▁For bes ▁noted ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁finger print s ▁being ▁spo of ed ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁and ▁ca ution ed ▁that ▁the ▁finger print s ▁on ▁a ▁st olen ▁iPhone ▁might ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁gain ▁una ut hor ized ▁access . ▁However , ▁the ▁article ▁did ▁say ▁that ▁bi omet rics ▁technology ▁had ▁improved ▁since ▁tests ▁on ▁spo of ing ▁finger print ▁readers ▁had ▁been ▁conducted . ▁ ▁Kings ley - H ugh es ▁suggested ▁the ▁Touch ▁ID ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁two - factor ▁authentication , ▁combining ▁something ▁one ▁knows ▁( the ▁password ) ▁with ▁" something ▁you ▁are " ▁( the ▁finger print ). ▁For bes ▁said ▁that , ▁if ▁two - factor ▁authentication ▁is ▁available , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁an ▁overall ▁improvement ▁for ▁security . ▁ ▁For bes ▁column ist ▁Andy ▁Green berg ▁said ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁finger print ▁data ▁was ▁stored ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁device ▁and ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁central ized ▁database ▁was ▁a ▁win ▁for ▁security . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Face ▁ID ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁– ▁official ▁site ▁▁ ▁– ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : Authentication ▁methods ▁Category : F inger print s ▁Category : IOS <0x0A> </s> ▁Est eb an ▁de ▁las ▁Al as ▁( d ied ▁ 1 5 7 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁sail or ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁inter im ▁governor ▁of ▁La ▁Florida ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 5