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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

Apple patent points to Macs getting a key iPhone feature

Since arriving in 2017 with the iPhone X, Face ID – Apple’s facial biometric security – has been added to every phone barring the SE models and the company’s newer iPad Pros.

For some reason, the facial authentication hardware has yet to be adopted by the company’s MacBook line. But that looks as if it could change soon, with a new patent outlining how Apple would introduce the technology to its laptop and desktop computers.

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