Physical locks and keys could be things of the past thanks to ground-breaking new technology.
Business analysts believe Apple is working on a potentially vast new business in which physical security — locks and keys made of steel and iron — are replaced by electronic locks opened by your iPhone.
Apple stores are already selling the August smart lock, which works with both iPhone and Google's Android phones, which provides a secure way to control access to homes from an app on your device.
There's no longer a need for keys and codes; just tap on your phone of tablet to select who enters and who doesn't.
And Business Insider magazine says while this technology might look like just a new device and a new app, the implications are far-reaching.
Taken alongside Apple’s claim the iPhone can replace car keys, and Google’s statement they want to concentrate on things people use twice a day (like locks), it could spell the end for the traditional five-lever mortice.
The publication claims Apple and Google want to persuade employers to look at their workforces, and look at all the time they waste giving people extra plastic orn electronic key fobs for the office door.
New workers download the company app, and only gain access to the building if their iPhone fingerprint matches the code in the smart lock on the door.
Employers could even control when workers — like temp contractors — are allowed into the building.
Every lock, on every building, on the planet, is a potential sale for Apple, August and Google, Business Insider says.
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