iPhone 8: A New Era Of Personal Security

Apple's Biometrics Move Forward With Facial Recognition Startup.

- Benjamin Kerry & Gavin

THE iPHONE 8 RUMOR MILL

The rumor mill continues to churn in regards to what we might see with the next iPhone release. The most recent hints suggest that a facial recognition feature that will propel Apple forward toward more advanced biometrics. After all, it has been widely speculated for some time now that Apple is ditching the home button in an attempt at a bezel-free design, and this would fit in well with the idea of a fully integrated facial recognition system. It makes sense that the Cupertino firm heads in this direction. Even if it doesn’t yet reach the dizzying heights of Jonathan Ive’s single sheet of glass design, we can still see a clear progression from the very first iPhone and its functionality.

Reports now claim that Apple has succeeded in purchasing Tel-Aviv based, Israeli start-up RealFace, a software company that provides “frictionless face recognition.” The start-up, formed in 2014, is said to have been bought by Apple for several million dollars and may provide the “iPhone 8” (and future iterations of the smartphone) with a practical face scanning utility powered by a laser 3D scanner.

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