iPhones May Be Able To Capture A Thief’s Photograph And Fingerprint In The Future

Hi-Tech Silvia Meyer
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Apple may be working toward developing an anti-theft technology that will help to protect iPhones. The technology would allow the device to covertly take a photo of a thief, capture their fingerprint, record video and audio as the case may be.

The tech giant has filed for a patent application, on Thursday, that describes this proposed system. The patent application states that a trigger condition may cause the capture of biometrics data if the mobile device were to detect unauthorized use.

There are some third-party apps that takes photos (automatically) of anyone who tries to unlock an apple device, but they work only on rooted iOS devices. This means that if the tech giant does develop this biometrics-capturing technology, it is possible that many iPhone users will end up with a broad collection of photos while Apple will be storing up biometric data of many innocent people.

One of such is the current TouchID fingerprint-technology that requires users to push down their finger many times in a variety of angles to capture the print accurately.

How likely will a thief be to inadvertently press down their thumb to the home button more than once? May be Apple will re-define its TouchID so that it will be able to capture fingerprints more effectively. Using the front camera to capture photos, as well as video and audio recordings would be the more likely scenario.

One thing that underlines this new development is the notion that Apple devices could turn into secret surveillance tools. From battling with the authorities over unlocking the devices of criminals to declaring that they are not like others that profit from people’s privacy, the tech giant has worked to place itself as a champion for privacy. So could this new development undermine all of that by turning mobile devices into spying tools?