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Hand Made of Wax Used to Fool Vein Authentication Security
Biometric Security Workaround Hackers have found an ingenious way to circumvent vein authentication security, through a fake wax hand. Vein authentication is one of the latest developments when it comes to biometric security. Going beyond mere fingerprints, iris or facial recognition. As the name suggests, vein authentication uses a scan of…
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iPhone X Face ID Unable to Tell Two Chinese Women Apart
Apple touts their iPhone X’ Face ID security feature as being more highly secure than their previous Touch ID technology. Instead of using a finger print scanner, Face ID uses infrared and visible light scans. This supposedly uniquely identifies the user’s face and can even work in a variety of…
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iPhone Unlocked By Fingerprint Because Of A Warrant From The LAPD
While we were so focused on the Apple Vs FBI court battle that was going on, it would seem that the FBI were up to their usual tricks. I refer to the first known case where a user was made to unlock their iPhone by fingerprint because of a warrant.…
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Facebook Is Sued (Again) This Time For Storing a Billion Face Prints
Facebook’s business model is a paradox for consumers who yearn for privacy yet share their selfies, intimate images and sometimes bizarre postings within its borders. How much privacy would you expect from a company built on making a substantial profit from your data? Facebook has decided to push the storage…
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FIDO United! More Backers Emerge for Removing Passwords
Everything you do online, and sometimes offline relies on you remember a string of characters, numbers and even symbols sometimes. These can be anything from your pet name, to something randomly generated by a program you’ve downloaded or even made yourself. These come with two down sides; first you have to…
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MWC: Qualcomm Unviels Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner
At Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm is showing off Sense ID, a new technology that brings ultrasonic fingerprint scanning to mobile devices. The main advantage of ultrasonic fingerprint scanning is that because it uses sound waves, it doesn’t require direct contact with your finger. This means the ultrasonic sensor can be underneath the…
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ZTE Grand S3 to Make Use of Biometric Technology for Authentication
ZTE appears to have seen a lot of potential in biometric technology and is currently shifting to embed the new technology in its Grand S3 smartphone. The company is looking to add a new authentication feature to its handset that would scan a user’s eye in order to grant access…
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Quixter Shows How Your Palm Can One Day Replace A Credit Card
Quixter, created by engineering student Fredrik Leifland at Lund University, aims to replace the standard method of paying at your local retailer by removing the need for a card or device completely. Instead it uses your palm and a phone number. NFC was aimed to speed things up by allowing you…
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