Neowin News Feed for: Biometrics

You can now set up Amazon's palm recognition tech using your phone

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:58:01 +0000

Amazon has launched a new Amazon One app for Android and iOS. The app lets you sign up for Amazon's palm recognition technology using your phone without going to a physical location. Read more...

X wants to collect and store your biometrics, job, and education history

Mehrotra A — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:08:02 +0000

X has updated its privacy policy to include biometrics, job, college history, employment preferences, and more to the list of data points it plans to collect from the users in the coming months. Read more...

Passage to offer "biometric passwordless authentication", public beta now available

Fiza Ali — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:00:02 +0000

Passage will allow web and mobile developers to eliminate passwords and bring biometrics for a "frictionless user experience". The company will expand the platform with updates in the coming months. Read more...

Amazon delivery drivers must agree to hand over biometric data, or lose their job

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:16:01 +0000

Amazon is forcing its delivery drivers in the United States to sign a new contract that obliges them to hand over biometric data. If the drivers to not hand over their data, they will be fired. Read more...

Google is testing the ability to "lock" incognito Chrome tabs using biometrics on iOS

Abhay V — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:38:01 +0000

The latest beta channel update for Chrome is rolling out a new feature that lets users "lock" or secure incognito Chrome tabs using Touch ID or Face ID. The rollout is currently staggered. Read more...

Qantas and Sydney Airport to trial biometric face “passport”

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:50:01 +0000

Qantas and Sydney Airport have formed a partnership which will see how well facial recognition technology can optimise the airport experience. The firms want to see if they can speed things up. Read more...

Lawsuit alleges Facebook gathered unauthorized biometric data

Sharath Ravishankar — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:00:02 +0000

A California judge has ruled that Facebook must face a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of illicitly using facial recognition technology without the explicit consent of its users. Read more...

Microsoft and Fujitsu team up to offer new palm vein authentication system

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft and Fujitsu are partnering up yet again, this time to offer users a new way to login to their Windows 10 PCs. The new tech validates your identity by reading your unique palm vein map. Read more...

Facebook scoops up ID authentication company Confirm.io

John Keefer — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 02:08:01 +0000

The acquisition of the three-year-old startup comes with no actual explanation of what the social media giant's plans are. But we do know that it has something to do with keeping the community safe. Read more...

Microsoft: It's time to kill the password

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:46:01 +0000

With the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, Microsoft believes that it's time to kill the password, and rely on other methods of biometric authentication, such as Windows Hello. Read more...

Wuhan has deployed facial recognition to ID drivers

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:14:01 +0000

China's Wuhan city has rolled out an update to its online traffic management platform which allows users to verify their identity with a face scan rather than having to provide physical ID. Read more...

Upcoming iPhones for 2018 could abandon Touch ID

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:40:01 +0000

The iPhone X with its TrueDepth camera and Face ID have yet to hit the market, yet it looks like Apple has confidence in the technology, which could lead it to abandon Touch ID in future releases. Read more...

Samsung testing fingerprint readers under display for next Galaxy Note

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:46:02 +0000

According to a new report, Samsung has received samples from a handful of companies so that it can make screen-embedded fingerprint readers a reality on the next Galaxy Note handset. Read more...

Costcutter trialing 'Payment by vein', may spread to more supermarkets

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:08:01 +0000

The biometric payment system Fingopay, which uses the unique arrangement of the veins in one of your fingers, might spread to more Costcutters if it succeeds at the Brunel University store. Read more...

Fingerprint-only security gates at the airport are being trialed in the US

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:52:01 +0000

The TSA (Transport Security Administration) is letting volunteers in two airports use a biometric security check system. This might in the future mean a faster security check process through airports. Read more...

UK rail network considers using iris and fingerprint scans as part of digital transformation

Andy Weir — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:10:01 +0000

The UK's Rail Delivery Group has outlined plans to "harness digital technology" to expand capacity and improve the quality of travel for passengers on the country's congested national rail network. Read more...

Is Windows Hello ready to emerge from beta? Microsoft wants you to help it decide

Andy Weir — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is now considering whether Windows Hello - its password-free biometric authentication platform for iris, fingerprint and facial recognition on Windows 10 - is ready to come out of beta. Read more...

Inkjet printer fools smartphones with fake fingerprints

Boyd Chan — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:48:01 +0000

In a new proof of concept attack, a team from Michigan State University has demonstrated an ability to successfully spoof fingerprints and gain access to two flagship Android smartphones. Read more...

Hacking a smartphone can be as easy as using a piece of Play-Doh

Justin Luna — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:22:01 +0000

An issue recently discovered by a startup regarding iPhone's Touch ID, found that imprinting a fingerprint on Play-Doh, then on the sensor can make the phone believe a real fingerprint was used. Read more...

Kinect v2 now works with Windows Hello

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:52:01 +0000

Windows Hello requires specialized hardware to work but users can now emply their Kinects for this very purpose. Follow the tutorial on how to sign in to Windows 10 with your Kinect v2. Read more...

Windows Hello can identify twins apart, preventing unwanted logins

Justin Luna — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:46:01 +0000

Twins were used to test Windows Hello's accuracy. One twin was to register her face in the system, while the other tried to login as the former. Hello was able to tell twins apart, for its results. Read more...

Security group claims they can forge fingerprints from a photo

Christopher White — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:34:01 +0000

The Chaos Computer Club, a security research organization formed in 1981, has figured out a way to forge fingerprints by using only pictures of the fingers. What does this mean for biometric security? Read more...

Windows 8.1 will focus on biometrics for authentication [Update]

Christopher White — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:58:53 +0000

As TechEd continues, we are learning more and more about what to expect in the upcoming version of Windows 8. Today, Microsoft went into details discussing their plans for biometrics. Read more...

iPhone 5S may include fingerprint sensor and NFC

Stephen Robinson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:45:35 +0000

Apple's next generation iPhone may come equipped with near field communication and fingerprint scanning technology to improve the security of mobile payments with Chipbond providing the components. Read more...

Intel's newest solution to passwords: wave your hands

Rob Schorman — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:33:30 +0000

Researchers at Intel think they have found a a replacement for passwords by waving your hands in front of the screen, after which the system recognizes the pattern of veins in the palm of your hand Read more...

FBI Aims for Largest Biometrics Database

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:34:22 +0000

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and... Read more...

Boffins use Play-Doh to fool biometrics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:56:58 +0000

Researchers from Clarkson University in New York have managed to fool biometric systems by making fingerprint copies using Play-Doh. Testing a range of biometric technologies the team created 60 fake fingers which were successfully authenticated... Read more...

Biometrics Burgeoning To Mixed Reviews

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:54:03 +0000

Everything from fingerprint to facial patterns to iris scanners are becoming more and more prevelent in society all over the world. Once primarily used in large corporate and military settings, biometrics are showing up in... Read more...

Microsoft's plug-and-play biometrics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:04:11 +0000

AuthenTec, a maker of fingerprint-recognition sensors, announced on Monday that it had signed a deal with Microsoft to integrate software support for biometrics into the Windows operating system. AuthenTec will create a reference driver that... Read more...