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Fingerprints

FPC Smart Cards: Simple, Secure ID Method

FPC, Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards, is among leaders in the smart card industry who just might make daily tasks even easier and faster; by employing biometric technology, people will be able to make purchases, unlock their cars, get into buildings, and […]

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Sleek, Under-Glass Fingerprint Sensors Coming to Devices

Thanks to Fingerprint Cards, phone manufacturers can now design devices with a fingerprint sensor located underneath the glass cover. This sleek design will offer the same type of fingerprint authentication that is ubiquitous on smartphones, but instead of having an […]

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FBI Wants Its Database of Fingerprints, Photographs to Be Private

The FBI is trying to protect its database of fingerprints and photographs from a federal law that gives Americans the right to know if they are in the system. Advocates for privacy and civil rights are pushing to make sure […]

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Companies Join to Provide Secure Fingerprint Verification

Several different businesses in biometric technology are teaming up to produce better security for fingerprinting technology in wearables and mobile devices. STMicroelectronics, Gemalto, Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards are collaborating to create a better infrastructure for fingerprint sensors. This method […]

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Apple Wants to Protect its Devices from Government Access

Apple has a new initiative to make devices more secure, but this might specifically protect phones from the FBI. The recent case of the shooter in San Bernardino demonstrated a weakness in iPhone security, as the investigators cracked into the […]

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