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Title: Apple patent application published for one-touch ‘panic mode’ on iPhone to protect data or alert emergency services
Post by: HCK on November 05, 2015, 03:00:21 pm
Apple patent application published for one-touch ‘panic mode’ on iPhone to protect data or alert emergency services

The USPTO has today published a patent application by Apple to allow a specific fingerprint to activate a ‘panic mode’ on an iPhone, designed for use when the owner feels threatened, is in danger or is being forced to unlock their phone. In its most basic form, placing a specific finger on the Touch ID […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=406198&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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