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Audio Fingerprinting Flies Under Radar to Track Devices

Princeton University researchers conducted an online tracker study revealing a new technique, called audio fingerprinting, that removes the privacy of Internet users through their computers’ audio stacks. This technique uses a software, Audio Context API, that fingerprints a device by […]

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“Smart Cards” Find New Uses for Biometric Technology

FPC, Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards, is using fingerprint sensor technology to develop smart cards that consumers can use to shop and travel. The smart cards are simpler and more secure than traditional pins or passwords, and biometric fingerprinting methods are rising […]

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New Scanners to Phase Out Finicky Fingerprint Machines

Imagine finally landing in another country after a 15-hour flight and being held up at immigration because the government-run Global Entry fingerprint scanner can’t read your fingerprints. For many travelers, this inconvenience happens all too often. Fortunately, thanks to a […]

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Foreigners Must Submit Fingerprints Upon Exiting U.S.

A new provision in the immigration reform bill requires all foreigners leaving the U.S. from certain busy airports to undergo fingerprint checks. The bill requires the Homeland Security Department to set up finger print scanners at America’s 10 busiest airports […]

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IBM Approves Fingerprint Authentication

IBM Customers in search of two-factor authentication for e-business applications need look no further, thanks to BIO-Key International’s finger print biometric authentication solution, which has recently been validated by IBM. BIO-Key, based out of New Jersey, is a leader in […]

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