Why your palm could be safer than fingerprints or facial recognition?
Amazon and Apple both have patents for palm scanners and Chinese startups have already started using the tech in locks […]
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Carrefour’s fingerprint payments to be investigated by Belgian privacy agency
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has stated that there is “a good chance” it will investigate Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system. […]
WebAuthn: What you need to know about the future of the passwordless Web
Hate passwords? We all do. So Microsoft, Google, and other browser makers have made WebAuthn to replace passwords with your […]
W3C and FIDO Alliance Finalize Web Standard for Secure, Passwordless Logins
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the FIDO Alliance announced the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification is now an official […]
Facebook’s Phone Number Policy Could Push Users to Not Trust Two-Factor Authentication
Users are angry that Facebook is letting others, including advertisers, look up users via the phone numbers they provided to […]
2-factor authentication may be hackable, expert says
Cybersecurity professionals have advised enabling two-factor to add an extra layer of security — but according to at least one […]
WhatsApp working on thumbprint authentication for chats
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a fingerprint authentication feature to protect its users’ chats from being seen by others. […]
How Authentication Must Evolve in the Age of GDPR
In this age of mandatory data breach notifications across the United States, Australia and soon Europe – among other areas […]
Beyond passwords: Companies use fingerprints and digital behavior to ID employees
Biometric authentication uses face, fingerprint or iris scans to quickly confirm a person’s identity. You probably already use itap by […]
Real-time Captcha technique improves biometric authentication
A new login authentication approach could improve the security of current biometric techniques that rely on video or images of […]
Behavioral biometrics: the future of online authentication
Biometric authentication – using the unique attributes of the human body to prove an individual’s identity – has become increasingly […]
A Guide to Common Types of Two-Factor Authentication on the Web
Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) is one of the biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve the security of your online accounts. Luckily, it’s […]
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