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…
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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 –…
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…
The Convenient Revolution: How Biometric Tech is Driving Financial Innovation
When it comes to matters of money, security has long been the paramount concern. When bank customers call to access information or perform certain…
Child Porn Suspect Compelled to Unlock Face ID Protected Phone by FBI
The first case has emerged of police compelling a criminal suspect to unlock their iPhone X using Face ID, Apple’s infrared facial recognition system. As…
What The Death of Touch ID Means for Mobile Biometrics
Ever since Apple introduced the world to its Face ID facial recognition system with the launch of its iPhone X last autumn, there have been rumors and…
All Three New iPhones Feature Face ID Biometric Authentication
“Nothing succeeds like excess,” Oscar Wilde wrote, and it’s a lesson Apple has taken to heart. The company has unveiled its newest iPhones, and one of them is…
In-Display Touch ID Might Still Come to the iPhone
Various industry reports suggest that Apple is going all-in on facial recognition, but a newly published patent filing suggests that the company hasn’t…
Apple Patent Describes Biometrically Secured Mobile Passports
A new Apple patent suggests the company is considering the idea of letting users put their passports into their virtual Apple wallets. As AppleInsider reports,…
Mobile Biometrics to Bolster Safari’s Password Manager
With its upcoming annual update to its Safari browser, Apple is aiming to markedly improve security through the integration of a built-in password manager that…