Today in Apple history: Apple acquires the company behind Touch ID

On July 28, 2012, Apple acquired biometric authentication company AuthenTec. This gave Apple tech that would power Touch ID and Apple Pay.

(via Cult of Mac – Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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