Apple expands passkey play, gets patent for Touch ID on desktops

It will come as a surprise to very few that Apple continues to play with its identity features in phones and desktops.

Protection from data threats (and finding new overseas rocks to hide money under) is where it is at for Apple today.

MacRumors is reporting that hardware owners with an Apple ID will be automatically assigned a passkey starting with version 17 of iOS and iPadOS and the Sonoma update of macOS.

The addition means Face ID or Touch …

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