Apple Buys Fingerprint Sensor Company AuthenTec For $356M

Apple Buys Fingerprint Sensor Company AuthenTec For $356M
Apple Inc., has purchased mobile security firm AuthenTec for around $356 million. AuthenTec provides mobile security solutions for various platforms, including Android, and the company has worked with Apple in the past for security solutions for Mac OS. AuthenTec has provided fingerprint scanning solutions for Mac OS X, and more recently signed a mobile VPN agreement with Samsung for its Android devices.

AuthenTec also offers integrated security chips for smartphones, which can encrypt data and make mobile devices more enterprise-ready, as well as network security solutions.

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