Apple developing 'stealth' biometric security for iPhone ~ fingerprint recognition?
source: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/27/apple_developing_stealth_biometric_security_fo...
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Want fingerprint recognition on your iPhone? Or how about facial recognition?
If reports about a new Apple patent approval are to be believed, you might not have to wait that long. The company have apparently developed a new technique that 'would hide a biometric reader inside an iPhone or a Mac and let owners lock down their systems with fingerprints or even facial recognition.'
The patent, revealed for the first time only last week, is a 'call to arms' for Apple who have openly discussed how they'd like to provide a securer way to prevent unauthorised access to their devices or data stored within them, instead of relying on existing techniques such as passcodes. And what makes it even better than being some super, next-level cyber-security feature, is that Apple don't want it to take up any of your device's existing memory and don't want it to interfere with how you'd normally interact with your iPhone.
I sooo want fingerprint recognition instead of my passcode. Getting four correct digits in the correct order is a nightmare after a few shandies...
If reports about a new Apple patent approval are to be believed, you might not have to wait that long. The company have apparently developed a new technique that 'would hide a biometric reader inside an iPhone or a Mac and let owners lock down their systems with fingerprints or even facial recognition.'
The patent, revealed for the first time only last week, is a 'call to arms' for Apple who have openly discussed how they'd like to provide a securer way to prevent unauthorised access to their devices or data stored within them, instead of relying on existing techniques such as passcodes. And what makes it even better than being some super, next-level cyber-security feature, is that Apple don't want it to take up any of your device's existing memory and don't want it to interfere with how you'd normally interact with your iPhone.
I sooo want fingerprint recognition instead of my passcode. Getting four correct digits in the correct order is a nightmare after a few shandies...
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Jamesbuckingham
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Would love this on my iPhone. :D Just hope it isn't an app that costs a bomb. >
- 3 years ago
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Jamesbuckingham
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mattbrawn
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Jamesbuckingham:
I don't think this is gonna be an app, if Apple are developing the patent, I'd hope it'll just be a future feature on next-gen devices.
- 3 years ago
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mattbrawn
