Metalenz debuts under-display camera for payment-grade face authentication
Unlocking a smartphone with your face used to require a camera placed in a notch or a punch hole in…
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Google face unlock upgrade may miss Pixel 11 launch: leak
Google’s upcoming flagship Pixel 11 smartphone is likely to launch without the much-anticipated facial biometrics-based unlock system, known as “Project…
Many smartphones don’t detect face biometrics spoofs or properly warn consumers
Biometric liveness detection remains a significant “flaw” and a “vulnerability” of most Android smartphones with facial unlocking. Most are still…
India will not force smartphone makers to preinstall Aadhaar app
Following pushback from smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, the Indian government has abandoned its plans to pre-install the…
Vietnam mandates face biometrics for mobile device registration
A facial recognition process is now required for new mobile device registrations in Vietnam. The policy took effect April 15…
South Korea extends biometric authentication for phone-line activation
South Korea is extending its trial of facial recognition for mobile phone registrations, with the Ministry of Science and ICT…
The OnePlus 15T has finally caught up to Samsung’s ultrasonic biometrics
An era once existed when a six-inch screen would’ve been huge for a phone. Reader, I was there. That time…
OEMs push back on UIDAI request to preload Aadhaar biometric app on phones
A proposal by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to pre-load the Aadhaar biometric authentication app onto mobile phones…
South Korea urged to review biometric mandate for mobile phone numbers
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission has urged the Ministry of Science and ICT to review its plan to mandate…
Your phone could replace the ballot box
By Amy Allshouse, civil defense attorney Voter turnout in the United States consistently hovers around 50–65% in presidential elections —…
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