18 May, 2017Apple issued patent for Touch ID biometric touch screen
When Apple acquired Authentec in 2012, founder Dale Setlak’s patented tech resulted in the initial touchID biometric sensor. Its success heralded the age of biometrics for all. Setlak’s newly issued patent moves the fingerprint authentication from the ubiquitous circular sensor to the entire touch screen, making passive, ongoing and adaptive authentication a likely future on iPhones, iPads and Macbooks.