Apple Patents Location Based Security, Personalization

A patent application from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reveals a new level of security and interface design that is personalized based on the user’s location. Details of Apple’s patent The patent, titled “Location-sensitive security levels and setting profiles based on detected location,” explains how the system works.  The hardware and software of a mobile device work together with methods to geographic tracking, such as cell phone towers and proximity to a WiFi hot spot, to automatically adjust various user interface and device behavior settings. What is most unique is that the new geographic personalization methodology adjusts iPhone security access based on…