Biometric devices sold on eBay reportedly contained sensitive US military data'The irresponsible handling of this high-risk technology is unbelievable.'By S. Dent, 12.27.2022
Apple's mixed reality headset reportedly uses iris scanning for payments and sign-insThe hardware is also said to be more advanced than Meta's Quest Pro.By J. Fingas, 10.14.2022
Mastercard's pay-with-a-smile test is bound to rile privacy advocates (updated)Are you willing to share your face with payment companies?By J. Fingas, 05.17.2022
Artists, activists demand concert venues drop Amazon's palm-scanning techTom Morello and others see Amazon One as a privacy invasion.By J. Fingas, 11.17.2021
Senators ask Amazon how it will use palm print data from its stores (updated)They're concerned Amazon One info could be abused for tracking purposes.By J. Fingas, 08.13.2021
Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm printThe retailer's contactless payments system is available at 53 of its physical stores.By S. Shah, 08.03.2021
Security researchers fool Microsoft's Windows Hello authentication systemApparently, it could be unlocked with a single IR frame of the user's face.By M. Moon, 07.17.2021
Amazon's palm-reading payment tech is now available in New York CityThere's just one store for now.By J. Fingas, 05.10.2021
WhatsApp now requires biometric authentication for PC and web accessYou'll have to use your phone's face or fingerprint unlock to link your account.By M. Moon, 01.28.2021
Golf fans can see PGA Tour players’ heart rates thanks to new wearable partnershipYou'll also get insight into how players perform at their peak.By S. Dent, 01.07.2021
Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airportsThe ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.By K. Holt, 12.21.2020
Pixel 4 adds an 'eyes open' check for using face unlockYour family won't unlock your phone while you're sleeping.By J. Fingas, 04.06.2020
Facebook and Venmo demand Clearview AI stops scraping their dataThe facial recognition startup is using photos from the internet to build its database. By I. Bonifacic, 02.06.2020
Kenya halts biometric ID scheme over discrimination fearsThe government had already collected data from 40 million residents.By R. England, 02.03.2020
JDI's ultrathin biometric sensor is built for 'high security' authenticationIt measures fingerprints, vein patterns and pulse waves.By R. England, 01.21.2020
Amazon may offer hand recognition payments to other storesIt's reportedly teaming up with Visa for tests.By J. Fingas, 01.18.2020
Samsung's fix for Galaxy S10 fingerprint scanning will roll out soonYou'll get an alert if your S10 or Note 10 has a registered fingerprint.By J. Fingas, 10.23.2019
Yet another leak details the Pixel 4’s accessible take on Face IDIn short, Google is more forward about the limitations and drawbacks of the technology. By I. Bonifacic, 09.12.2019
Massive biometric security flaw exposed more than one million fingerprintsThe system is used by banks, police and defence companies.By R. England, 08.14.2019
United Airlines offers easier biometric clearance for frequent flyersThe Clear deal is faster, but are you willing to share biometric info?By J. Fingas, 07.29.2019