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Many smartphones don't detect face biometrics spoofs or properly warn consumers | Biometric Update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (389+ words) Biometric liveness detection remains a significant "flaw" and a "vulnerability" of most Android smartphones with facial unlocking. Most are still prone to simplistic and low-cost spoofs available to inexpert attackers, according to an analysis by Which? . The convenience factor of…...
OEMs push back on UIDAI request to preload Aadhaar biometric app on phones | Biometric Update
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) A proposal by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to pre-load the Aadhaar biometric authentication app onto mobile phones is facing pushback from the phone-makers. The new Aadhaar mobile app was launched in January with face biometrics and liveness…...
Google tests Project Toscana face unlock system that could rival Apple's Face ID | Biometric Update
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (607+ words) There is a great divide in biometrics deployment between Android and i OS devices. The biometrics battleground in the smartphone race is an intense arena considering the popularity of the category, even if tech analysts think biometrics providers could step…...
Illinois mobile driver's license, digital ID card now live in Apple Wallet | Biometric Update
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Illinois residents can now securely add their Illinois-issued mobile driver's license (m DL) or state ID to Apple Wallet and present it via i Phone and Apple Watch, with built-in biometrics for authentication, according to a statement from Secretary of State…...
Apple launches digital IDs based on US passports to Wallet | Biometric Update
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) U. S. passports are coming to i Phones and Apple Watches, with the company adding support for digital IDs created with them to Apple Wallet. The form digitalized passports will take is a new credential that ever-direct Apple calls Digital ID. Digital IDs…...
Apple adding US passports to Wallet app | Biometric Update
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (394+ words) Apple is planning to include U. S. passports in its i Phone Wallet app later this year, the company has announced. "Digital ID will be coming later this year with US passports only," the company says in the footnotes on its website,…...
Google's Pixel 10 smartphone can deepfake your voice on-device | Biometric Update
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) As recruiters, financial institutions and police battle a wave of scams and cybercrime fueled by the imitative power of AI-enabled deepfakes, some consumer products are actually leveraging it as a unique selling point. Google has been touting its latest smartphone,…...
Under-display 3 D face biometrics reaches testing on Chinese smartphones: leaker | Biometric Update
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) Apple users are accustomed to using the Face ID feature in their i Phones, but reports suggest a crop of Chinese smartphone makers could soon introduce 3 D biometric authentication into Android devices. Face ID made its debut back in November…...