facial recognition

Apple Publishes Report On How/Why FaceID Works  
Apple Publishes Report On How/Why FaceID Works  
September 28, 2017  |  Apple

Apple published a whitepaper Wednesday that helps derail the inner-workings of its Face ID security system. As relayed in the paper, and as recounted on...

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Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
September 26, 2017  |  Today In Data

Following the Equifax data breach, biometrics and data security have come under increased scrutiny as more companies and consumers consider their security-enhancing features. As a...

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Ant Financial Offers Face Scan Service For Package Pickup In China
Ant Financial Offers Face Scan Service For Package Pickup In China
September 15, 2017  |  Innovation

Ant Financial Services Group, the financial affiliate of Alibaba Group, announced news that its customers can now use facial recognition technology to scan, unlock and...

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Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID
Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID
September 15, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s new FaceID technology embedded in the iPhone X may have elicited a lot of oohs and ahhs from the tech crowd, but at least...

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Facial Recognition Becomes KFC Payment Method
Facial Recognition Becomes KFC Payment Method
September 04, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In China, pearly whites may get you supper, at least at one KFC location in one Chinese city. Reuters recently reported customers at one of the firm’s...

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Apple Tracker: Will New iPhone Software Bar Be A Drag?
Apple Tracker: Will New iPhone Software Bar Be A Drag?
August 31, 2017  |  Apple

Something’s different about the forthcoming iPhone 8. We can’t put our finger on it. Maybe because Apple has finally killed the last front-facing button on...

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Passwords Are Failing For The Enterprise, But Alternatives Aren’t Much Better, Research Finds
Passwords Are Failing For The Enterprise, But Alternatives Aren’t Much Better, Research Finds
August 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Security passwords endure, despite their many pitfalls, with some analysts estimating the average person has to remember 27 different passwords. But passwords are hardly the...

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Apple Tracker: Knowing Your Niche (Or Not)
Apple Tracker: Knowing Your Niche (Or Not)
August 24, 2017  |  Retail

Apple is still trying to change the world, but some of its plans simply weren’t meant to be (read: Apple driverless, gas-pedal-less, steering-wheel-less cars). Others,...

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3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
August 24, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking...

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