Amazon has launched a new Amazon One app for Android and iOS. The app lets you sign up for Amazon's palm recognition technology using your phone without going to a physical location.
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X has updated its privacy policy to include biometrics, job, college history, employment preferences, and more to the list of data points it plans to collect from the users in the coming months.
Amazon's contactless payment system that works using your palm is expanding all 500+ Whole Foods stores. The rollout of the palm recognition technology will be completed by the end of this year.
The popular password manager is going to be rolling out its new, passwordless login option soon, in the form of a combination of biometrics and passkey protection to unlock the application.
A new report claims that Apple is working on new next-gen tech that will help its iPhones detect and diagnose several mental health issues like stress, anxiety, depression, and more, using user data.
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WhatsApp is rolling out an extra security feature that requires you to confirm your identity with face or fingerprint unlock on your smartphone when you access your account on desktop or the web.
With Chrome OS 88, you can now sign in to a website that supports WebAuthn by just using the PIN or fingerprint ID you're using to sign in to your Chromebook, no need for your password.
Google Chrome on Android is adding a couple of new features that will let you authenticate your credit card transaction with biometrics and sign in to your account using its touch-to-fill feature.
Microsoft's OneDrive for Android has been updated to support face unlock for biometric authentication. The feature lets users select between either face unlock, fingerprint, or a pin.
Google announced that it is bringing the ability to use fingerprint authentication to log into its web services on Pixel devices. The feature will soon roll out to Android 7 Nougat running devices.
WhatsApp for iOS has received a new update today that allows users to implement the Face ID or Touch ID biometric security on the app. The tool is expected to bolster WhatsApp's security for users.
The Chinese tech giant recently unveiled a new next-generation in-display fingerprint sensor that it claims has a larger scan area and is more responsive, thus improving the user experience.
With the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, Microsoft believes that it's time to kill the password, and rely on other methods of biometric authentication, such as Windows Hello.
The biometric payment system Fingopay, which uses the unique arrangement of the veins in one of your fingers, might spread to more Costcutters if it succeeds at the Brunel University store.
Samsung's Galaxy S8 will be used in a Bank of America pilot program involving 1,500 employees from both companies, to test the handset's iris scanner for use with mobile banking services.
The TSA (Transport Security Administration) is letting volunteers in two airports use a biometric security check system. This might in the future mean a faster security check process through airports.
Recently, it was touted that Samsung's iris scanner in the Galaxy S8 could be defeated using a printout and a contact lens. Now, the firm has fired back, stating that the scenario is unrealistic.
Lloyds Banking Group has announced an "exclusive partnership" with Microsoft to trial the use of Windows Hello biometric authentication with customers of Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland.
Samsung's Windows 10 tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, can already be unlocked using the fingerprint sensor on some Galaxy smartphones - but that support will soon be extended to all Windows 10 PCs.
According to Calcalist, Apple has acquired Israeli facial recognition firm RealFace for an as of yet unclear amount of money. This is the fourth acquisition Apple has made in the country.
Microsoft has shone a spotlight on Windows Hello partner devices with the company noting that there were over 100 unique devices and accessories available during the 2016 holiday season.
Microsoft is now considering whether Windows Hello - its password-free biometric authentication platform for iris, fingerprint and facial recognition on Windows 10 - is ready to come out of beta.
