Apple acquires fingerprint scanner firm AuthenTec | Macworld

Apple has snapped up AuthenTec, a Delaware-based company that specializes in security systems such as fingerprint scanners. Under the deal, which was made public by a SEC filing on Thursday, AuthenTec will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, at a price of $8 per share. The agreement is, of course, pending regulatory approval.

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