You probably used biometric authentication before breakfast today. Maybe it was a thumb on the phone or a quick face scan to open your banking app.
It feels like magic. It's actually a quick ...
Facial recognition vs fingerprint. It's a choice your phone asks you to make during setup. Most people pick one in a few seconds and never think about it again.
But the two work in very ...
Your phone probably recognized your face today before you even noticed. That glance at the screen was a face recognition app at work.
So was the facial recognition app that grouped photos of ...
Say "Hey Google, what's the weather?" and two quite different things can happen inside your phone. One part works out the words you said. Another part may check whether the voice belongs to you. ...
Something about you gets measured every time you unlock your phone with your face. That measurement is biometric data.
Most of us use it daily without a second thought. Yet few people could ...
Biometrics stopped being science fiction a long time ago. Your face now opens borders and your fingerprint can cast a vote. In some places your palm even paid for groceries.
This article ...
You probably used a biometric today without thinking about it. Maybe a thumb on your phone or a glance at a banking app.
Those are just two of many types of biometrics. Some read your body. ...
Your phone is already locked. So why would anyone want a second lock on WhatsApp or the gallery?
Because phones get handed around. A friend wants to see a photo or a child wants to play a ...
Call your bank and you might never be asked for your mother's maiden name again. A few seconds of talking is enough for the system to know it's you.
That's voice biometrics in banking. ...
Look closely at your fingertip. Those tiny ridges formed before you were born. They will never change shape for the rest of your life.
Yet almost every fingerprint falls into one of just ...