The Apple iPhone is currently used by over 120 million people in the U.S., capturing almost 50% of the mobile smart phone market. Worldwide, about 1 billion people use Apple iPhones. If you own an Apple iPhone, do you have any idea how much of your personal life and data are now owned by Apple in exchange for allowing you to purchase and use one of their devices? Apple works hand in hand with the U.S. Government and their intelligence agencies to track as much information about you as possible. In an article published today, June 1, 2023, Reuters reports that the Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is claiming that the U.S. NSA has used Apple iPhones for an American espionage operation inside Russia. Apple has been awarded dozens of patents in the past few weeks for biometrics to be used with a national ID, including fingerprints, faces, and irises from your eyes. Back in April we reported how Apple was teaming up with banking giant Goldman Sachs by offering attractive rates o
Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 65 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. In this particular report we briefly cover two patents. The first Apple patent relates to Digital ID for Apple Wallet for a user s Driver s license+ and the second relates to sidewall displays on an iPhone that could be the foundation for haptic buttons coming to a future iPhone.
Toyota has filed a patent application that allows the use of a manual transmission in hybrid vehicles. According to reports, the system would manage the interplay between the car s ICE and its
On Thursday, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a new patent application from Apple on this project titled "Digital, Identification Credential User Interfaces." The patent is loaded with present and possible future User Interfaces for National ID, including the use of Touch ID biometrics and more.