US Justice Department’s search of reporter’s phone, laptops raise biometric, privacy concerns
When federal agents searched the home of Hannah Natanson, they were not just pursuing a leak investigation. They were taking…
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Google expands Identity Check biometrics use with Android update
Phone theft is extremely annoying but it happens. Whether it’s snatched on the street, or stolen after being left somewhere,…
Biometrics vendors should ‘step up their marketing’ say smartphone analysts
Next Biometrics has partnered with Taiwanese company Giantplus to invest in an innovative new technology that could change touchscreen authentication….
Mauritania warns telcos to comply with biometric SIM identification rules
Three mobile network operators in Mauritania have been given two months to fully comply with existing SIM card identification rules…
Next Biometrics is betting on ‘anywhere-on-display’ — could a future iPhone use it?
The world’s most popular computing device to access the Internet has evolved at breakneck pace. Through the crucible of competition…
Next Biometrics partners with Giantplus on full-screen fingerprint authentication
Next Biometrics has entered into a partnership with Taiwan-based Giantplus Technology Co., Ltd. to co-develop a prototype for full-screen fingerprint…
Goodix supplies touch and fingerprint biometrics for Samsung’s first multi‑folding smartphone
Samsung’s upcoming new smartphone is earning a lot of column inches as the most cutting-edge foldable phones fold not just…
ANSSI advices replacing mobile device biometrics with 6-digit password
Tucked into a report from French Cybersecurity Agency ANSSI amid 18 sets of recommendations is the suggestion that people should…
Next Biometrics gets US patent for full-screen smartphone biometrics
Next Biometrics has secured approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its full-screen biometric authentication technology. …
Law enforcement warned of ‘existential’ threat from ubiquitous technical surveillance
A new report from the Center for Internet Security (CIS) warns that American law enforcement is facing an “existential” threat…
