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PayPal exec confirms fingerprint-reading iPhone is coming

By Daniel Petrov

Published: May 15, 2013, 9:07 AM

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PayPal exec confirms fingerprint-reading iPhone is coming

Google is planning to replace password with more up-to-date authentication means, and Apple is apparently gunning for the same, starting with the venerable iPhone franchise, or so we've heard multiple times already.

PayPal's Chief Information Security Officer - you know, the guy that is after all those fraudulent ways to game the payment system, took the stage at the Interop security expo to hint what a future without passwords might mean.

Among the keynote talking points was this little gem: "It's widely rumored that a large technology provider in Cupertino, Calif., will come out with a phone later this year that has a fingerprint reader on it. There is going to be a fingerprint enabled phone on the market later this year. Not just one, multiple."

Coupled with yesterday's reports from the Taiwanese supply chain that Apple might be using a capacitive touch home key this time, made by sapphire crystal, which will double as a fingerprint scanner, and the old adage "when there's smoke, there's fire" fully applies.

via MacWorld

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.