biometrics
With Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensing, Google's Security Could Beat Apple's
Qualcomm's ultrasonic fingerprint scanners could secure Google's new Android Pay platform.
Millions of Pakistanis Have to Give Their Fingerprints to Keep Using Cellphones
The massive effort follows the killing in December of 150 students and teachers by Taliban militants, who used cellphones registered to a woman with no connection to the attack.
How Everyday Technology Baffles My Senses
Moving sidewalk syndrome, phantom buzzing, and biometric fails are throwing my sense of space, time, and self into a death spiral.
Why Are British Schools Allowed to Fingerprint Children?
It could be an easy way for the government to shut down the protesters and rioters of the future.
This Smart Jersey Gives You A Players'-Eye-View Of The Big Game
Introducing First V1sion, the jersey with an integrated camera and biometric sensors.
"Art Of Fraud" Showcases The Simple Infographic Beauty Of Malware
Turns out, even malicious software can make art.
Your Face, Voice, and Tattoos Are the FBI's Business Now
The FBI's huge biometrics database just reached "full operational capacity," but the outrage machine is burned out on surveillance.
Is the Future of Digital Security in Our Veins?
One of the UK's largest banks has adopted Hitachi's VeinID system, but don't forget your passwords just yet.
Secure Mobile Payments Are Best Done In Blood
Your body's the new wallet, and your blood is the new credit card number.
Millions of Innocent Faces Will Be Added to the FBI's Recognition Database
The database will include 52 million photos, many of which won't be of criminals.
The Video Game Controller that Can Read Your Emotions
The idea is to track how you feel about a game and throw more zombies at you if you're bored.
Fake Body Parts Still Fool Biometric Scanners
To avoid getting duped by a fake gummy finger, "spoof-proof" biometric IDs are now measuring "liveness."