That joke might seem like a bad one, but it kinda fits when we talk of fingerprint scanners on smartphones. They started from the bottom after all, and now seem to have reached their home (or so we ...

Biometrics have often been used as a form of access control. While this was initially limited to bank vaults in Hollywood movies, it’s now common to see such features on many laptops and smartphones.

A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and compares it to the prints stored in ...

From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

Has Apple managed the fine line between security and convenience? Some security experts aren't so sure. John Caspar, Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, told German ...

IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) – The Ionia County Sheriff’s office is quelling privacy concerns over a new crime-fighting tool using fingerprints. The department is one of two West Michigan agencies with a new ...

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has started testing some new portable fingerprint scanners aimed at making it easier to identify people. The scanners, similar to the ones used at the jail, have been ...

Fulcrum Biometrics signed a global distribution agreement with SMUFS Biometric Solutions (SBS), an Israeli company that provides biometric hardware, software and related mobile technologies. Under the ...

Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand's (IR) Security Technologies, announced today that an integrated HID iCLASS card reader is now an option available for its FingerKey DX ...

Fingerprint unlocking, with all its flaws and sensitivities, is an increasingly popular way to unlock your smartphone. That method is headed to your front door, too. Smart locks are beginning to ...