Apple announced Apple Pay this week as part of its unveiling of iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. Security experts have lauded many of the information security and privacy changes introduced this week. But some security experts say Apple’s many announcements this week failed to fully address the iCloud vulnerability that was exploited by hackers who released celebrity photos that had been stored on iOS devices. Apple has introduced updated biometric fingerprint readers for its devices, which will be required to make payments using the Apple Pay payment system. Only 2.4 percent of U.S. retailers have point-of-sale systems compatible with NFC.”]
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