Looks like using your Apple iPhone TouchID to lock your phone is not as safe as you thought. When Apple introduced the feature. We thought it would be a wonderful way to lock down our phones. I mean, it’s not like anyone can guess or brute force your biometrics. Well, turns out brute force can be used in the form of the law. If you are a paranoid individual you might want to stop using this method of authorization for your iPhone. The reason is Touch ID was brought up in Federal court of Los Angeles and it was confirmed that Touch ID should not be regarded as a serious protection of personal data.
What that means in plain english is that for the first time in the jurisprudence of the United States, a Federal judge can order you to unlock your iPhone via Touch ID. The court did not think blocking your mobile devices with a fingerprint protected by the Constitution.