Giving the finger -- so to speak -- to Apple's Touch ID feature may unlock the iPhone 5s and allow users to authorize purchases on iTunes, but whether the fingerprint scanning technology will push ...

Has Apple managed the fine line between security and convenience? Some security experts aren't so sure. John Caspar, Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, told German ...

New technology is trying to make getting to a flight at JFK Airport as quick as the blink of an eye -- or the tap of a finger. Biometric scanners were introduced Monday at Terminal 4, the largest ...

Some of this material comes from a fascinating article in New Scientist (Sept. 17-23, 2005) entitled "Privacy & Prejudice: Whose ID Is It, Anyway?" (However, any ...

Technology companies say it won’t be long before people can use scans of their fingerprints — or even their faces — to start their cars, access their bank accounts or buy lunch at a school cafeteria.

April 6, 2022 - Set in the year 2054, Steven Spielberg's 2002 science fiction film, "Minority Report," previews a future in which our personal biometric data — our unique biological characteristics ...

Spiking somebody's eyeball on a pencil tip to trick a retinal scanner may be over the top, but biometrics companies are serious about foiling fraud. Viisage said Tuesday it has patented a way to ...

Biometric technology has become more integrated into everyday life for many consumers. From facial recognition and fingerprint readers to airport body scanners and more, the technology is quickly ...