Depending on your jurisdiction faceid is safer than fingerprint, because faceid won’t unlock while your eyes are closed.
In many European countries forcing your finger on a scanner would be permissible under certain circumstances, forcing your eyes open so far has been deemed unacceptable.
Good to know. You sure about this though ? I swear I've seen people use Face ID on someone who's sleeping
The flag is called: “Require Attention for Face ID”
100% sure about the legal situation in Germany.