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RBS And Natwest iOS Apps Enable Fingerprint Login With TouchID
RBS and Natwest become the first UK banks to integrate TouchID into their apps
Windows 10 To Replace Passwords With Biometric Security
Microsoft announces support to go password-free for certain Windows 10 apps and services
Bio-Hacking? It’s Here To Stay, Says Kaspersky Labs
Security firm teams up with Swedish implant firm, but CEO Eugene Kaspersky is not a fan
Mobile Payments To Topple Debit And Credit Cards By 2020
However Experian study find fears of fraud are still holding back some customers from embracing mobile payments
Mobile Biometrics ‘To Top £20bn By 2020’
Acuity study predicts that mobile payments and online banking will drive biometrics windfall
Apple Killed The Fingerprint Scanner On The Nexus 6
Ex-Motorola boss reveals how Apple stole the technology away to use in the iPhone
Young People ‘Ready To Replace Passwords With Biometric Security’
Visa Europe study finds large majority of 16-24 year olds are comfortable using biometrics
Hyprkey’s Mobile Wallet Uses Fingerprints To Authorise Payments
HYPR-3, which supports credit, debit and even Bitcoin, opens for pre-orders today
‘Floodgates Have Opened’ For Biometrics Industry Following Christmas Demand
Seasonal mobile payments surge this Christmas, research predicts 4.8bn biometric devices by 2020
Estonia Officially Welcomes Its First E-Residents
New scheme allows access to online services such as banking and healthcare, even if applicants aren’t Estonian citizens
Mastercard – We’re Killing Off The Password
Payments company says the end is nigh for password authentication thanks to updated 3DS 2.0 protocol
Estonia Opens Up Its Borders To New Digital Citizens
“E-Residency” card will allow anyone access to services such as online banking and healthcare
Swedish Inventor Launches Vein-Pattern Scanning For Payments
A Swedish inventor has implemented an instant payments system that relies on scans of the unique pattern of veins in a user’s hand for authentication
Fujitsu Launches First Laptop With Contactless Palm Vein Authentication
The new security feature is hygienic, works in under a second and is almost impossible to deceive
Biocryptology: Biometric System ‘To End Identity Fraud’ Launched
Biocryptology launches with some grand claims about its impact on the world
Verizon Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication
Verizon has made its strong authentication technology easier to use, which it hopes will mean wider deployment
Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues The FBI
The non-profit organisation demands information about FBI’s Next Generation Identification biometrics database
McAfee LiveSafe Combines Storage And Biometrics
The McAfee LiveSafe service is to extend security and data protection across multiple types of devices
Password Security Remains Consumer Bugbear
A survey has found ongoing consumer unhappiness, distrust and impatience with online passwords
Richard III: We Have A Hunch His DNA Tests Could Affect Us All
They’ve identified Richard III from his DNA. Could they do the same to you, asks Andy Green of Varonis
Iris Scanners Hacked At Black Hat USA 2012
Good thing UK airports are scrapping the IRIS programme after the Olympics…
UK Border Agency Scraps £9m Airport Iris Scanners
The widely criticized IRIS terminals will disappear from Birmingham and Manchester airports; the rest will follow
Apple Buys Swedish Facial Recognition Firm
Polar Rose’s facial recognition software could give Apple a competitor to Google Goggles
Government Shaves £50m From Biometric Database
A revised contract with IBM will see the biometric monitoring system significantly reduced in cost, but not axed