Biometrics
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Genetics startup Veritas rocked by data breach
News Customer information has been stolen from the DNA-screening company
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Why you should be terrified by biometric technology
Opinion Unless our apathy towards data protection changes, we may soon lose something we can’t replace
By Dale Walker Published
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Manchester City urged to drop facial recognition idea
News Human rights groups have called it a "disturbing move", citing concerns about the US company involved
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Amazon claims AWS Rekognition can now detect fear
News The cloud giant has updated its facial recognition software as regulators mull the privacy concerns of the technology
By Bobby Hellard Published
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NatWest trials voice banking in the UK
News Customers will be able to use a Google Home to access their accounts
By Nicholas Fearn Published
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Windows 10 gains FIDO certification for biometric logins
News Microsoft’s war against passwords reaches a significant milestone as users are urged to use Windows Hello
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Microsoft wants you to ditch passwords for biometrics
News CISO Bret Arsenault believes passwords aren't secure enough on their own
By Roland Moore-Colyer Published
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EU Parliament green-lights massive biometric database
News The new infrastructure setup will join-up existing databases and create a host of new systems
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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WhatsApp gains biometric security support on iOS
News iPhone users can now protect their chats with Touch ID or Face ID
By Adam Shepherd Published
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NHS Digital to fund digital social care pilots across UK
News Robotics and the use of biometrics to assist autism patients are among the digital pilots being funded
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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NHS to trial 'video selfies' to verify patient identities
News Digital ID pilot would let patients use smartphones as part of multi-factor authentication
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Is the hype around biometrics justified?
In-depth Despite growing adoption and promises of seamless security checks, the technology still needs work
By Rene Millman Published
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