Apple and Other Tech Companies Will Soon Replace Passwords With Fingerprint Recognition and Other Biometric Indicators

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294777/Smartphones-soon-unlocked-face-fingerprint-recognition.html No more passwords! Smartphones could soon be unlocked by face and fingerprint recognition Apple is preparing to abolish passwords in favour of fingerprint recognition Technology could also be used to access bank accounts and email accounts An iWatch device is also rumoured to be in production By Claire Ellicott PUBLISHED: 10:48 EST, 17 March […]

How to hide from Big Brother: Designer’s make-up tips on tricking face-recognition software (and still look good while doing it)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137201/How-hide-Big-Brother-Designers-tips-tricking-face-recognition-software-look-good-doing-it.html By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 00:42 EST, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 06:34 EST, 30 April 2012 In a world of ever-expanding surveillance, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to escape the clutches of security cameras. But one designer has issued advice on how to keep yourself hidden from the ‘Big Brother’ organisations which now […]

The sinister new software that can scan ANY face and ID it from the web in minutes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2043786/Snap-unhappy-Facial-recognition-apps-used-steal-identities-warn-experts.html By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 4:19 PM on 30th September 2011 Facial recognition software has come on in leaps and bounds – but experts warn it raises serious concerns about privacy and fraud. Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh showed that it’s possible to find out someone’s social security number, used as […]

Forget the passwords! Computer accounts could soon by unlocked by sight and touch recognition

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2080918/Trouble-remembering-passwords-In-future-face-need-.html By Jill Reilly Last updated at 2:38 PM on 1st January 2012 Trying to remember numerous passwords can be a difficult task and many people find themselves locked out of their accounts for hours as suffer from what the internet has coined ‘passworditis’ – forgetting a password. But in the future, trawling through possible […]