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Touch ID

Touch ID is an electronic fingerprint recognition feature designed and released by Apple Inc. that allows users to unlock devices, make purchases in the various Apple digital media stores (App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books Store), and authenticate Apple Pay online or in apps. It can also be used to lock and unlock password-protected notes on…

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Touch ID

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples24
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Touch ID

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related to Security and privacy · 9
Touch ID → Apple A7, Apple Silicon, Fingerprint, Intel Macs, M-series, M1, Macs, T1, T2
has impact · 7
Touch ID → Apple, In, Kevin Roose, New York, Roose, Traditionally, US National Security Agency
related to External links · 2
Touch ID → About Touch ID, MacBook
related to Hardware · 2
Touch ID → It, There
is a · 1
Touch ID → electronic fingerprint recognition feature designed and released by Apple Inc. that allows users to unlock devices

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touch id fingerprint iphone apple also feature used security later sensor finger use unlock technology said pattern could 5s 2013

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Touch IDis aelectronic fingerprint recognition feature designed and released by Apple Inc. that allows users to unlock devices0.90text
the US National Security Agency may still choose not to use Touch ID.Roose also noted that fingerprint technology still has some issuesinstance ofbut that those wary of surveillance agencies0.80text
such as the potential to be hackedinstance ofbut that those wary of surveillance agencies0.80text
or of the device's not recognizing the fingerprintinstance ofbut that those wary of surveillance agencies0.80text
Touch IDhas impactIn0.60section
Touch IDhas impactNew York0.60section
Touch IDhas impactKevin Roose0.60section
Touch IDhas impactTraditionally0.60section
Touch IDhas impactRoose0.60section
Touch IDhas impactApple0.60section
Touch IDhas impactUS National Security Agency0.60section
Touch IDrelated to External linksAbout Touch ID0.60section

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