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Biometrics Address Password Flaws

On March 2, 2018 in All, Computing, Security, Sensors by Steven Keeping

Password security is flawed—as Hawaiians recently found to their cost—because it relies on humans to create a memorable yet tough-to-hack secret phrase. Biometrics, pioneered by the smartphone’s fingerprint scanner, offers a better alternative.

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Tagged With: biometrics, Cyber security, fingerprint scanners, iris scanners, passwords, smartphone design

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