Apple’s New Creepy Patent Application

This new patent application from Apple is pretty damn creepy when you think about it. Seriously, heartbeat recognition of an authorized user? What the hell?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a patent application from Apple entitled "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device." The security-centric invention describes methods to identify users through a picture, the sound of their voice, or even their unique heartbeat.

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