Tag: biometrics
Breathe near your smartphone to unlock it: the biometrics of tomorrow?
You are unique. Your breath too, according to research in India. To the point that breathing could become a biometric tool to unlock your phone. A future alternative to fingerprint…
Stupid ! If you forget your passwords, think biometrics!
More than half of users had to reset their password at least once a month because they had trouble remembering it. And only 6% of them qualify this form of…
Military scans on eBay and biometrics in the wild
A US military biometric scanner listed for sale on eBay has ended up in the hands of a German security researcher. the New York Times reports that Matthias Marx, a…
68 dollars for military secrets: German auctioned US terror data on Ebay
$68 for military secrets German auctions US terror data on Ebay 12/27/2022, 6:34 p.m During military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American armed forces are building up a biometric…
Windows 11 big update derails Windows Hello biometrics
Microsoft has identified an issue with the 22H2 update. One more. This time, it’s the biometric authentication that may malfunction. But, the solution is coming. Installing the big Windows 11…