Just like any lock can be picked, any biometric scanner can be fooled. Researchers have shown for years that the popular fingerprint sensors used to guard smartphones can be tricked sometimes, using a ...

Once upon a time, there was a bit of a fad for fingerprint authentication in laptops and desktop computers. It has long since ...

Fingerprint authentication systems are a widely trusted, ubiquitous form of biometric authentication, deployed on billions of smartphones and other devices worldwide. Yet a new study reveals a ...

Abdulaziz Hasanain I went to a telecom company to get a SIM card. The representative asked me to put my finger on the fingerprinting machine. Nowadays, anyone who wants to get a new SIM card in the ...

The old fingerprint scanner was broken, which would have cost the police department more than $20,000 to refurbish. The new fingerprint machine, which was purchased with drug seizure money, cost ...

nmahmai copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. A revolution in forensic science? -- Interlude A : DNA profiling techniques -- A techno-legal controversy -- Interlude B : Admissibility, ...