According to experts, the addition of Touch ID to Apple's new M1 iMac line offers a faster and more secure way to log in.
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The fingerprint-based Touch ID has been available for years on Apple’s MacBook and iPad lineups. But the technology’s release for iMacs last week marks the first time you’ll be able to use your fingerprint to access Apple’s latest desktops.
“It will be faster to log in because all you have to do is give your finger,” Dan Moore, head of developer relations for FusionAuth, a company that builds identity management solutions, said in an email interview. “It will also be more secure because a user always has their fingerprint.”
"That means they don't have to remember a complicated password or (more likely) a simple password," he added. "Another advantage is that there's no danger of someone else figuring out how to log in through a data breach on another site."
