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Police Turn Up At Funeral To Attempt To Unlock Phone
Police Turn up at the funeral of a man they shot to attempt to use his finger to unlock his phone The US police are rarely known for their tact, but this latest instance is certainly a bit macabre. Linus Phillip was shot by Florida police after reportedly attempting to flee…
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Cherry Announces MC 4900 Mouse with Fingerprint ID Scanner
Cherry Corp. has a new mouse with a very unique design. It comes with its own built-in finger print reader integrated behind the scroll wheel. This of course, makes it perfect for scenarios requiring security clearances. Or simply if you want to keep your roommate or girlfriend away from spying…
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Mastercard to Introduce Biometric Credit Cards
MasterCard have revealed a new credit card with an inbuilt biometric fingerprint reader as an additional security means to tackle credit card fraud. The technology works similar to that used on Smartphones where to issue payment, you must have your finger over the sensor to read your print and confirm payment.…
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Tt eSPORTS Announces Black FP Mouse With Fingerprint Sensor
It was just a matter of time before it happened and in a way, it makes perfect sense. But it was a little surprise for me to see this from Tt eSports, Thermaltake’s gaming division. Their latest gaming mouse is called the Black FP Security Gaming Mouse, or just Black…
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3D Printed Finger Unlocks a Dead Mans Phone
When it came to Apple vs the FBI, Apple refused to unlock the phone for fear of creating a backdoor that the organisation could use to get into not just one but any iPhone they wished to access. So what about the latest realisation that the police have asked for…
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The Turnkey Installs A Fingerprint Scanner Into Any USB Port
Passwords are either one or two things, they are either easy to forget or hackable. With companies having their usernames and passwords exposed on a daily basis, the age of passcodes and mistyped passwords could soon be other with fingerprint scanners being installed in mobile phones, Synaptics looks to upgrade…
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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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MasterCard to Accept Fingerprint or Selfie as Payment Confirmation
Eight months ago we started discussing a new system the credit card company MasterCard were looking to trial. Now it would seem that the system is going live with MasterCard confirming the new system will be used in the future. The new system in question is a way to do…
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Young Scientist Invents New Fingerprint Recovery Mechanism After Home Burglary
What sounds like the story from a Hollywood crime show is actually a real story originating from Australia. A young scientist, Dr Kang Liang, comes home one day to find his house burglarized. The thief got away with some of his favourite belongings and frustrated by the law enforcers limitations…
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Android Devices Found Storing User Fingerprints as Image Files
Researchers from FireEye have discovered a method of stealing fingerprints from at least two Android devices. The team found that the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One Max stores fingerprint data, used to unlock the devices, as image files (dbgraw.bmp) within an open “world readable” folder on the phones.…
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Apple May Ditch the Home Button in Next-Gen iPhones
Apple introduced a revolutionary smartphone design when it first came out. Back then, phones had an abundance of buttons, but the company wanted to make it more simplistic. Thus, they came up with the Home Button. Apple’s Home Button is used on both iPhone and iPad devices to minimize applications,…
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New Windows 10 Sign-In System Will Include Face, Iris, and Fingerprint Scans
Microsoft has unveiled its new sign-in system for Windows 10, called Microsoft Hello, on its Windows Blog. http://youtu.be/1AsoSnOmhvU Hello allows users to sign-in with a traditional password or PIN, but also by face, fingerprint, and retina scan. While Hello will use existing fingerprint scanners, the face and retina recognition system…
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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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Is Touch ID Headed to MacBooks and Mac Mice?
A new rumour from Taiwanese site Apple.club.tw says that Apple is to bring Touch ID to its MacBooks and computer mice. Touch ID is the fingerprint scanning technology the company has included with the iPhone and iPad beginning with the iPhone 5s. They say that scanner will be included above the trackpad…
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