On July 28, 2012, Apple acquired biometric authentication company AuthenTec. This gave Apple tech that would power Touch ID and Apple Pay.
by Luke Dormehl: https://www.cultofmac.com/440033/apple-acquires-authentec-face-id/?utm_source=mastodon
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