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Synaptics Launches New Fingerprint Authentication Tech
Synaptics Launches New Fingerprint Authentication Tech
July 10, 2015  |  News

Synaptics, which makes touch, display and biometric products, has announced its first “self-enclosed” fingerprint authentication geared to laptops and other devices. VentureBeat reported the news...

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Hello Windows: Microsoft Officially Unveils Its Biometric ID
Hello Windows: Microsoft Officially Unveils Its Biometric ID
March 18, 2015  |  Mobile

It’s official: Windows 10 will let users log in using facial recognition, an iris scan or a fingerprint, Microsoft announced on Tuesday (March 17). The...

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Chip Makers Talk Smartphone Security Upgrades
Chip Makers Talk Smartphone Security Upgrades
March 03, 2015  |  Mobile

Chip makers Qualcomm and Intel are looking for better ways of authenticating users for payments and other smartphone functions, and they’re talking up what they...

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Chaos Claims It Can Capture Fingerprints From Photos
Chaos Claims It Can Capture Fingerprints From Photos
December 30, 2014  |  Mobile

Europe’s largest hacker group claims it can defeat fingerprint-scanning security like Apple Pay’s TouchID with just a few photos that show a user’s fingers, according...

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PayPal Pushes Password-less Payments
PayPal Pushes Password-less Payments
December 11, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

PayPal will be pushing hard to advance password-free authentication now that a complete version of the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) specifications have been published, the...

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Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
December 11, 2014  |  Apple Pay

The prospect of an Apple Pay Alibaba deal got a lot more likely on Tuesday (Dec. 9) when Alibaba’s Alipay payments unit said that it...

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