Future is 'passwordless' says Microsoft, as it gives users option to delete account passwords and login via authenticator app
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Future is 'passwordless' says Microsoft, as it gives users option to delete account passwords and login via authenticator app
Eight US states set to offer and accept digital IDs via Wallet app on Apple iPhones, as civil liberties advocates express privacy concerns
US senators query Amazon over security of biometric data from Amazon One palm-scanning system, and how company plans to use the data
Social network reportedly studying 'homomorphic encryption' in order to analyse encrypted WhatsApp messages without decrypting them
No more cutout notch at the top of iPhone screens in the future? Apple wins patent for its in-screen Touch ID and Face ID
After trialling end-to-end encryption for its smart doorbell device, Amazon confirms it is rolling it out globally
Users are continuing to fall for scams that allow hackers to take over their WhatsApp accounts or trick them into making fraudulent payments
Privacy champion? Facebook's WhatsApp division alleges controversial new law gives Indian government mass surveillance capabilities
Strange tweet from US nuclear command account at the weekend has been blamed on very young child accessing parent's device
Tightening up of account sharing as Netflix confirms test of account passwords, to ensure people are authorised to use account
Survey finds that 50 percent of SMBs have suffered a website breach at some point, with 20 percent admitting being attacked in the last 12 months
What backlash? Facebook's WhatsApp says it will go ahead with its privacy policy update, but hopes that it has better explained the process
US cyber agency warn hackers are bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) authentication protocols to compromise cloud accounts
Privacy move. Smart doorbell maker adds encryption to protect video streams after security scares
Research shows installations of Signal messaging app approaching one million a day, amid concern over WhatsApp data policy update
NEC launches facial recognition system that can identify people, even if they are wearing masks to protect against Coronavirus
Security firm Cellebrite alleges it has cracked encryption of the most secure messaging app on the market, but Signal founder rubbishes claims
Users will be able to register third party hardware keys with Facebook mobile app in an effort to tighten account security
Plans by social media firms to widen the use of end-to-end encryption will put children a risk, Children Commissioner warns
New Twitter policy on how prominent people and organisations can earn the blue tick verification mark, is to be launched next year
Oh dear, Despite persistent cyber threats, research from NordPass reveals the most commonly used password is still '123456'
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Amazon One device will scan the veins in a human hand to authorise supermarket checkout payments for example, or entry to buildings
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World war 2 code breaking centre is facing a funding crisis due to Coronavirus pandemic, with third of workforce being laid off
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Sheer scale of stolen user data available online on hacker foums revealed in a report from data loss detection firm Digital Shadows
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
Strategic move? Google, Facebook, Microsoft pledge to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation