Qualcomm unveiled new fingerprint sensors that can be placed beneath a phone's display and will even recognize a print underwater. I’m a managing editor at PCMag.com focused on PC hardware. Reading ...

Apple last week announced a new flagship iPhone, the iPhone 5s (see “iPhone 5s Announced, Knows You by Touch,” 10 September 2013). From a security standpoint, the most interesting addition to the ...

Maybe you suspected this already, but researchers at MSU Computer Science just published a paper explaining just how easy it is to spoof a fingerprint scanner with a ink-jet printed scan of a finger.

Image quality is critical for live scan systems. Poor quality prints cannot be used to correctly identify or verify a subject on the first AFIS submission, resulting in higher rejection rates and ...

Fulcrum Biometrics announced the availability of FbF Live Scan. The FBI has certified that FbF LiveScan meets specifications listed in the Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) 9.3 ...

With his young son’s birthday coming up in a few weeks, [Mike Buss] wanted to build him something fun that the boy could hold on to all his life. After doing some sketching, [Mike] arrived at the idea ...

The Utah DPS has approved Bayometric’s Live Scan Fingerprinting System, empowering organizations to submit fingerprints electronically for background checks. We’re proud to receive official approval ...

A newly published patent application details a TV remote that could respond differently to separate people based on a scan of their fingerprint or eye. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...