Biometrics
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Post Office embraces biometrics for new digital identity app
News Customers can be identified for passport and driving licence renewals from the safety of their homes
By Sabina Weston Published
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What are biometrics?
In-depth Your face, iris, DNA and typing style can all be used as a password
By Dale Walker Last updated
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Why deepfakes could threaten everything from biometrics to democracy
In-depth Deepfake technology has been rated the most serious AI crime threat, but there are ways to fight back
By Keri Allan Published
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Clearview AI investigated over 'social media data scraping'
News The notorious facial recognition firm provides image data to law enforcement agencies
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Google staff demand firm cancels police contracts
News The letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai had been signed by at least 1,666 employees
By Sabina Weston Published
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Only skin deep: The state of biometric security
In-depth Biometrics were supposed to solve the issue of identification once and for all. Are these systems reliable, accurate and secure?
By David Howell Published
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Eurostar will use biometrics to power ‘contactless travel’
News Facial verification tech will eliminate the need for passengers to come into contact with people or hardware
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Amazon halts police use of its facial recognition tech
News Company hopes that one-year moratorium will be enough for Congress to introduce additional legislation
By Sabina Weston Published
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Met Police facial recognition plans "a breathtaking assault" on rights
News Plans to use live facial recognition come under fire from privacy campaigners
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Google testing biometric support for Autofill service
News Users may be asked for additional verification before Autofill populates apps and forms with sensitive data
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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If not passwords then what?
In-depth 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?
By Davey Winder Published
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Biometric data leaks and targeted ransomware to dominate 2020 threat landscape
News Expect attackers to go after devices previously overlooked
By Connor Jones Published
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