biometrics

The notorious facial recognition firm provides image data to law enforcement agencies

The letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai had been signed by at least 1,666 employees

Biometrics were supposed to solve the issue of identification once and for all. Are these systems reliable, accurate and secure?

Company hopes that one-year moratorium will be enough for Congress to introduce additional legislation

Face, iris, DNA, typing style... it can all be used as a password

Plans to use live facial recognition come under fire from privacy campaigners

Users may be asked for additional verification before Autofill populates apps and forms with sensitive data

Google and Microsoft have both talked up a passwordless future, but what does that mean and is the technology ready to make it happen anytime soon?

Expect attackers to go after devices previously overlooked

Customer information has been stolen from the DNA-screening company

Nationwide and Natwest among several banks taking action after a fingerprint glitch was revealed last week

Unless our apathy towards data protection changes, we may soon lose something we can’t replace

Human rights groups have called it a "disturbing move", citing concerns about the US company involved

The cloud giant has updated its facial recognition software as regulators mull the privacy concerns of the technology

Customers will be able to use a Google Home to access their accounts

Microsoft’s war against passwords reaches a significant milestone as users are urged to use Windows Hello

CISO Bret Arsenault believes passwords aren't secure enough on their own

The new infrastructure setup will join-up existing databases and create a host of new systems

iPhone users can now protect their chats with Touch ID or Face ID

Robotics and the use of biometrics to assist autism patients are among the digital pilots being funded

Digital ID pilot would let patients use smartphones as part of multi-factor authentication

Despite growing adoption and promises of seamless security checks, the technology still needs work

It's the newest smartphone trend, but you shouldn't ditch your password just yet