Facebook has announced that it is axing three of its little known services within the next 90 days. The firm decided on the closures because it felt it was spreading itself too thin.
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Security researchers have found a vulnerability in the implementation of facial recognition with Windows Hello on some versions of Windows 10 that allow an attacker to use a printout to unlock PCs.
The PC is interesting again, and although Intel no longer plays the most important role in the story, it certainly brings enough to the table to enable manufacturers to come up with creative designs.
Microsoft is opening up the Windows Hello platform to other OEMs. They'll now be able to build wearables and devices to sign you into your PC securely and conveniently, without a password.
Windows Hello requires specialized hardware to work but users can now emply their Kinects for this very purpose. Follow the tutorial on how to sign in to Windows 10 with your Kinect v2.
Microsoft has released a firmware update for the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book that will enable 'Windows Hello'. 'Hello' will allow users to log in via facial recognition.
Twins were used to test Windows Hello's accuracy. One twin was to register her face in the system, while the other tried to login as the former. Hello was able to tell twins apart, for its results.
Microsoft has just unveiled Windows Hello and Passport, two systems designed to make passwords obsolete in Windows 10. They rely on biometric signatures and secondary devices for authentication.
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