Year in Review: The Biggest Biometric Modalities of 2018
The results are in for the latest FindBiometrics Year in Review Survey, with at least some of them confirming the biggest trends observed over the course of…
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Articles tagged with Face ID
Apple Patent Envisions iPhone with Face ID and Touch ID
A newly-published Apple patent suggests that the company may not be finished with fingerprint scanning on the iPhone, with engineers considering how the Touch…
Black Hat Asia Face ID Spoof Talk Cancelled
A security expert who claimed to have developed a hacking method for Apple’s Face ID system has cancelled a scheduled talk at the Black Hat Asia conference, an…
Year in Review: Facial Recognition Was in the Spotlight in 2018, Warts and All
Facial recognition technology has had a big year, in good ways and bad. On the positive side, Apple signaled a more or less definitive switch to 3D facial…
Biometric Ignorance at Root of Short-lived iPhone Scam
“…the app would dim the screen, obscuring a purchase interface asking the user to confirm an in-app transaction of $89.99, with a bright red fingerprint icon…
It’s Been a Rollercoaster Year – Take Stock with Our Annual Biometrics Survey
It has been another remarkable year for the biometrics industry, with a lot of activity across a wide range of sectors. Apple, which spearheaded the mobile…
Financial Biometrics Month 2018 – The Roundup
In business, and perhaps especially in finance, timing is important. Borrowing at low rates, selling at high valuations, fundraising ahead of a market boom –…
Face Scanning iPhones a Big Hit as Apple Reports Record Revenues
“There are also signs that Apple is seeing more of a return on its Apple Pay mobile payments service…” Apple’s face-scanning new iPhones are a big hit, if its…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Upgraded Face ID Coming to 2019 iPhones
Respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that next year’s iPhones will get an upgraded Face ID system and that future iPad models might also…
Apple Resurrects Touch ID for new MacBook Air, Adds Face ID to iPad
Apple continues to expand its use of biometric authentication, bringing its flagship facial recognition system to its newest iPad and keeping Touch ID alive on…