It seems Apple isn't the only company working on fingerprint scanning technology. It looks like Samsung is also getting into the biometrics business with a solution of their own. Deep within the Galaxy S III file system, some images have been discovered that show off illustrated fingerprints, hinting to that possibility that Samsung may implement fingerprint scanning in future devices.
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Samsung rumored to roll out fingerprint scanning on future Galaxy devices
PayPal wants to get rid of passwords in favor of biometric security
While passwords are the way of the land on the internet, PayPal's chief information security officer Michael Barrett says that passwords and PINs are obsolete and we need a new standard for security on computers and the internet. Barrett thinks that the next step is fingerprint scanners, which he believes will debut on smartphones at some point this year.
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EyeVerify eye-vein biometrics hands-on
Your eyes may be the window to your soul, but they're also another potential source of biometric security, and that's something EyeVerify wants to see baked into smartphones and laptops. Relying on the fact that the pattern of veins in each person's eyes is unique - no matter if you're a twin or even if you've been somehow cloned - the EyeVerify system creates a digital fingerprint from a snapshot, and then uses that to verify your identity in future.
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Defense Department signs deal for a smartphone tool to scan biometrics
A company from California called AOptix has landed a deal with the Department of Defense for a biometric identification system that it produces. This biometry identification system loads on a smartphone and is shown in the image below embedded in a mockup device. The tool hopes to allow soldiers in the field to record facial features, iris scans, and other details of suspicious people up close or from a distance.
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FBI rolls out $1 billion nationwide facial recognition system
Facial recognition is commonly used for all sorts of reasons all around the world. One of the places that facial recognition technology is particularly beneficial is in security and law enforcement. Facial recognition helps law enforcement officers capture criminals and link criminals to multiple crimes.
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Blink if you’re human: Samsung boosts Android Face Unlock security
Samsung has tweaked Android 4.0's Face Unlock system to boost it's security credentials, addressing criticisms that the facial-recognition system can be fooled by a photograph. In a custom version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S among other devices, Samsung added blink-recognition to Face Unlock the company has revealed.
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Swiss Army Knife Secure SSD and Apple Secure thumb drives revealed
Victorinox's Slim and Slim Duo flash-drive hiding Swiss Army Knives aren't the only new folding storage from the company; there's also an Apple-friendly compact drive with integrated biometrics and an SSD with an integrated e-paper display. The Victorinox Secure SSD not only manages to be the world's smallest 256GB SSD, but packs in a 96 x 48 monochrome display for status updates.
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LaCie Rugged Safe 500GB HDD Review
With hardly a week passing without another case of misplaced data cropping up in the headlines, taking steps to secure the contents of mobile storage seems all the more topical. Into the fray steps LaCie’s Rugged Safe, a 500GB external hard-drive that promises not only basic bump protection but an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner paired with 128-bit AES hardware encryption. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
LaCie Rugged Safe biometric portable HDD
LaCie have outed their latest portable hard-drive, and as well as being protected from bumps and drops, it's also secure in terms of unauthorised access. The LaCie Rugged Safe packs 500GB or 1TB of storage into a shock-proof enclosure, with a biometric fingerprint scanner on top that unlocks its 128-bit AES hardware encryption.
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iWallet packs biometrics & Bluetooth alarm to keep your cards safe [Videos]
"There has been a need," so iWallet claims, "for new product innovation in the personal wallet industry for a long time." Leaving aside sarcasm about whether there's such a thing as the "communal wallet industry", iWallet reckon their eponymous wallet is the solution to identity theft, a carbon-fiber clamshell case secured with a biometric fingerprint scanner and optionally fitted with Bluetooth to act as an alarm.
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Intelligent Cycle concept has biometrics, solar-panels, Olympian-blessing
If you're going to ask someone to design a bike, you may as well make it an Olympic medal winner. Chris Boardman has put pen to paper and come up with this concept for his Boardman Bikes brand, an "intelligent" cycle that not only keeps track of your calorie count but has fingerprint recognition for a biometric lock, integrated mediaplayer and a solar-powered motor for giving you a push when faced with hills.
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Fujitsu’s LogonDirector integrates windows sign-on in the palm of your hand
Retina scanning, face recognition and fingerprint reading are common biometric systems for physical security accesses or computer logon systems, and in recent years the latter has become more widespread in consumer products such as laptops or handheld devices. Fingerprint readers, despite being nearly ubiquitous on notebooks these days, aren’t exactly popular mainly due to the concerns of public hygiene. Fujitsu’s approach, palm vein scanning, on the other hand, is non-invasive and contactless scanning: PalmSecure advanced biometric authentication technology comes in the form of a standard PC mouse and offers highly secure and reliable personal identity verification. SlashGear caught up with Dan Miller, business development manager at Fujitsu, to find out more.
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