Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California released a ruling that concluded state highway police were acting lawfully when they forcibly unlocked a suspect’s phone using their…
Stop Everything You’re Doing and Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone
Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images) Apple recently announced a Stolen Device Protection feature for iOS 17.3. With the new OS finally released Monday, the safety feature is now available to be…
Your iPhone Is About to Get a Lot Safer Against Theft
Apple’s strategy, if there was one at all, for protecting your phone’s data from theft has been pretty bad all along. If the thief can take a glance at your…
Windows may have a serious security problem on its hands
Digital Trends The premier sensors enabling Windows Hello fingerprint authentication are not as secure as manufacturers had hoped. Researchers have discovered security flaws in a number of fingerprint sensors used…
Just a Month After Launch, Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Is Already Dying
If you’ve already had your iris scanned for Worldcoin’s crypto-based “free money” promise, your biometric investment has been cut in half since launch. I Gave Sam Altman a Copy of…
Elon Musk’s X is Testing User Verification That Requires Government ID
X (the social media site formerly known as Twitter) is in the process of launching a new identity verification feature that could prove controversial. The feature, which is currently only…
Amazon’s Palm Payment System Rolling Out to All Whole Foods Locations
Amazon is rolling out its palm recognition program at more than 400 locations across the U.S. and is currently available at 200 Whole Foods stores. The company says it expects…
These New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords From Using Facial Recognition
Brooklyn resident Fabian Rogers knew he had to act in 2018 when his penny-pinching landlord suddenly attempted to install a facial recognition camera in the entrance of a rent-stabilized building…
Alaska Airlines Kills the Check-in Kiosk, Brings in Face Scanners
Alaska Airlines is flying forward into the future. Or, trying to do something like that at least. The company announced a suite of changes, soon to be coming to airport…
The Smart Gun Arms Race Is Here With First Commercially Available Firearm
After decades of hype, biometrically enabled “smart” guns are officially on the market. Colorado-based Biofire Technologies this week said it released the first commercially available smart handgun which uses a…