27-08-2016 18:51 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Apple files Touch ID fingerprint patent to catch thieves

No matter how many passwords you set, your iPhone is never totally safe. Thieves are getting craftier and hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated. But a new patent might help catch iPhone stealers CSI -style.  Apple has just filed a patent called "biometric capture for unauthorized user identification," which uses its Touch ID to store an image of fingerprints other than the user's on file.  You can read the abstract description for the patent in full: Apple has been going a l
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