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Fingerprint Security Coming to Mac OS X via Eikon-TrueSuite

AuthenTec has announced a two-piece fingerprint security solution which includes an Eikon fingerprint sensor and TrueSuite identity management software that works with MacBook computers. Supporting both OS X Snow Leopard and Lion, the new Eikon-TrueSuite from AuthenTec boasts one-finger website-logon, QuickLaunch (l...

27 January 2012
14:21 GMT

Fingerprints Could Replace Online Accounts Passwords

Sara Alotaibi, a Masters degree owner in Web Technology at the University’s School of Electronics and Computer Science, at the University of Southampton, had a brilliant idea: developing a new service that would make it possible for users to have multiple online accounts, using a scan of their fingerprint inste...

15 December 2010
10:36 GMT

Revolutionary Print Detection Method Under Testing

A British researcher has developed a new and potentially groundbreaking technique of identifying fingerprints from metal objects, even after they have long since disappeared from, for example, a bullet casing. The method will be tested soon, and, if it proves to work, it could be the key to solving murder cases and o...

15 January 2009
12:01 GMT

UK DNA Records and Fingerprints Retention Law Violates Human Rights

Two British citizens that sued the UK government for refusing to destroy their DNA and fingerprints records, after being acquitted of the criminal charges brought against them, won as the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that this represented a direct violation of their right to private and family life. I...

8 December 2008
07:57 GMT

Women Carry More Bacteria on Their Hands Than Men

University of Colorado scientists have recently discovered that women carry much more diverse bacteria species on their hands than men, and also larger numbers of them altogether, although they reported washing their hands often. Men exhibited less species and less diversity. A bizarre application for this discovery ...

4 November 2008
03:09 GMT

Fingerprints Are So Yesterday: Use the New Vein Scanner to Log In

Fujitsu has just announced a new security device that allows users to log in to Windows and other software application based on your veins map. The new gadget is supposed to replace the older fingerprint scanner that has been proven to be easily tricked into granting unauthorized access to the system.Fujitsu's v...

8 April 2008
03:08 GMT

Fingerprint-Protected USB Sticks Cracked Using Open-Source Software

If you are one of the users who rely on fingerprint security systems, you'd better keep an eye on your flash disk drive, because it can be easily cracked into. The fingerprint protection system can be circumvented using an extremely accessible piece of software, called PLscsi.According to a report issued by secu...

18 March 2008
09:11 GMT

MWC 2008: The First Fingerprint Enabled World-phone From Fujitsu and AuthenTec

Fujitsu, a Japanese leading manufacturer and service provider, and AuthenTec, global leader in providing fingerprint authentication sensors and solutions, are showcasing the first fingerprint enabled world-phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11 - 14 February). Fujitsu FOMA F905i is the new handset...

13 February 2008
12:33 GMT

Eyes Replacing ID Cards: Soon, Iris Scanning Will Be a Reality

Not only Tom Cruise could praise with this. What you've seen in movies, like "Minority report" and other fiction films, could turn into reality. "It is not science fiction to think that our eyes could very soon be the key to unlocking our homes, accessing our bank accounts and logging on to our computers", said ...

17 December 2007
02:41 GMT

Children Rights Organization: 'Kids In Danger Due To Fingerprint Scanning!"

ARCH, Action on Rights for Children, released a public report concerning the biometrics in schools, revealing that using high-tech solutions might harm children's right and what's more important, may have serious consequences. Using a fingerprint scanning technology, the kids might provide several details w...

21 November 2007
15:31 GMT

Fujitsu Teams Up with Novell

The computer hardware and general electronics Japanese manufacturer and vendor Fujitsu teamed up with the Linux developing company Novell to design and produce an USB security device. These devices, internally called by Fujitsu "pods", will provide medium-sized businesses and enterprises with a simple and cost effect...

8 August 2007
10:08 GMT

Fingerprints, from Forensic Analysis to Computer Security

One of nature's hidden identification methods, fingerprints, is now moving beyond the enclosed area of forensic science and is gradually entering the hi-tech world, as they are considered the next big thing in computer security for the general public.Fingerprinting is probably the most widely used method of ide...

30 July 2007
03:33 GMT

How to Pay When at a Nudist Beach

A gorgeous naked blonde comes into a pub and asks for a beer. The bartender is continuously measuring her from head to toes. She asks him why he stares at her like this: hasn't he seen a naked woman before? He says: yes, I did, but I was just wondering where your wallet is...If the woman were in Japan, she migh...

24 July 2007
09:45 GMT

New Fingerprinting Technique Can Detect Sex, Race, Age, Diet, Smoking

A perfect crime is a utopia. And it's getting even more than this, as a new fingerprinting technique can reveal surprising details about the criminal. Standard methods of fingerprinting at a crime scene include the use of powders, liquids or vapors, but they can alter the prints and destroy precious clues, like...

21 July 2007
03:50 GMT

New Fingerprints Test Detects Smokers

Fingerprints remain the main tool in identifying a criminal. If fingerprints revealed more, the pool of subjects would be greatly diminished, easing forensic investigations. A team from the University of East Anglia in Norwich and King's College in London led by David A. Russell has succeeded in employing specif...

25 May 2007
08:45 GMT

High Security Mobile Device from China's CECT

Qiao Xing Mobile, a top mobile handsets manufacturer from China (through its CECT subsidiary), announced in Beijing the release of their most innovative mobile device. The handset's name is T100 and it's a high security phone with fingerprint recognition, ultra long standby and various multimedia features ...

21 May 2007
07:06 GMT

Intelligent Gun Recognizes Authorized User

You've probably heard by now, that in Virginia, a lunatic went on the rampage, shooting 32 people before turning the gun on himself. And in America today, everyone - including the President himself - is searching for answers. How can this have happened? How can it be that such a thing can have happened in this ...

18 April 2007
03:53 GMT

Paying by Fingerprint

Have you ever been in a situation where you are at the counter, loaded with bags of goodies, and you realize you left your wallet at home? Oh, the embarrassment...This story is about to become history, because soon biometric scanning to make transactions is expected to be only one of many new methods that are part o...

11 April 2007
09:48 GMT


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