Apple 's new iPhone 5 features facial recognition technology . Because of the iPhone 's widespread use , people may increasingly expect to use similar `` easy '' and `` safe '' biometric systems , without considering that they create highly personal identification , with risks of being tracked and surveilled , and yet do not necessarily deliver the security that they imply . Jim Killock : Apple must persuade public to trust them after Snowden 's revelations . Apple 's fingerprint technology does create a way of ` ` users '' self - ' .
Apple 's new iPhone 5 features facial recognition technology . Jim Killock : Apple must persuade public to trust them after Snowden 's revelations . Apple 's fingerprint technology does create a way of ` ` users '' self - ' .