Amazon to Let Whole Foods Shoppers Pay With a Swipe of Their Palm in US
Reuters | Wednesday April 21, 2021
Amazon said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle, Washington, US starting today, letting shoppers pay for items with a scan of their palm.
Punjab School Education Department Directs For Biometric Updation In Aadhaar Cards Of Students
Education | Reported by ANI | Tuesday March 16, 2021
The Punjab School Education Department has issued orders for making biometric updation in Aadhaar cards of school students to ensure timely scholarship under various schemes.
Samsung, Mastercard Announce Biometric Card With Fingerprint Scanner for Secure Transactions
Satvik Khare | Friday March 5, 2021
Samsung and Mastercard have announced they are jointly developing fingerprint scanning-enabled cards to make payments more secure in the future. The technology is similar to what Mastercard showcased a few years ago.
Facebook to Pay $650 Million in US Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Associated Press | Saturday February 27, 2021
Facebook has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a privacy lawsuit in the US over allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
TikTok Parent ByteDance to Pay $92 Million in US Privacy Settlement
Associated Press | Friday February 26, 2021
TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million (roughly Rs. 670 crore) in a settlement to US users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law.
IIT Mandi-Led Team Develops AI App To Track Home Quarantined COVID Patients
Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Thursday February 4, 2021
A team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based biometric application to continuously monitor and accurately detect the identity of a home quarantined COVID-19 patient.
WhatsApp Adds Biometric Security Layer for Web, Desktop App Linking
Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday January 28, 2021
WhatsApp has announced that it is adding an extra security layer on its mobile app to prevent unethical use of WhatsApp on the desktop. In order to link WhatsApp Web or desktop app to a WhatsApp account, users will now be asked to use face or fingerprint unlock on the phone. Once this step is done, users can then access the QR code scanner on thei...
Google Chrome 88 to Allow Users to Easily Fix Weak, Compromised Passwords
Sourabh Kulesh | Wednesday January 20, 2021
Google Chrome 88 is now rolling out with a more secure password protection feature on desktop and iOS that will allow users to check, identify, and fix weak passwords more conveniently.
How To Lock/Unlock Aadhaar Card Biometrics
Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Sunday December 6, 2020
Aadhaar Card: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate an individual's identity using the data, according to UIDAI
Genesis Deploys Advanced Fingerprint Recognition In GV70
Written by Sahil Gupta | Saturday November 28, 2020
When the fingerprint sensor is engaged it all the settings like the driver's seat position, steering wheel, navigation & sound system volume.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Series With One UI 3.1 Could Have Bixby Voice Unlock Feature: Report
Tanishka Sodhi | Thursday November 26, 2020
Samsung Galaxy S21 series may let you unlock your phone using Bixby voice as a biometric method, according to a report. Samsung Galaxy S21 series is expected to launch in January next year with One UI 3.1 based on Android 11. Until other phones receive One UI 3.1, Samsung Galaxy S21 will be the only phone with the ability to unlock via Bixby, as pe...
WhatsApp Testing Join Missed Calls, Biometric Lock Features: Report
Vineet Washington | Friday October 23, 2020
WhatsApp assists to be testing ‘Join Missed Calls’ and ‘Biometric lock’ features — they have been spotted in beta version 2.20.203.3 update. The ‘Join Missed Calls’ feature will allow users to join an ongoing call mid-way if they didn’t answer the phone initially.
Amazon One Biometric Payments Unveiled, Lets You Pay by Hand-Waving
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 30, 2020
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system - Amazon One - using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.
Amazon Wants You To Pay With A Hand Wave, Unveils New Biometric System
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 30, 2020
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.
Facebook Spying on Instagram Users Through Cameras, Lawsuit Alleges
Robert Burnson, Bloomberg | Friday September 18, 2020
Facebook is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorised use of their mobile phone cameras.
Vivo X21 Review: Is the In-Display Fingerprint Sensor A Game Changer?
Jun 5, 2018
Note Ban Shock Is Good For India: Nandan Nilekani To NDTV
Nov 28, 2016
An Aadhar Card for Lord Hanuman Delivered in Rajasthan
Sep 12, 2014
Amazon to Let Whole Foods Shoppers Pay With a Swipe of Their Palm in US
Reuters | Wednesday April 21, 2021
Amazon said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle, Washington, US starting today, letting shoppers pay for items with a scan of their palm.
Punjab School Education Department Directs For Biometric Updation In Aadhaar Cards Of Students
Education | Reported by ANI | Tuesday March 16, 2021
The Punjab School Education Department has issued orders for making biometric updation in Aadhaar cards of school students to ensure timely scholarship under various schemes.
Samsung, Mastercard Announce Biometric Card With Fingerprint Scanner for Secure Transactions
Satvik Khare | Friday March 5, 2021
Samsung and Mastercard have announced they are jointly developing fingerprint scanning-enabled cards to make payments more secure in the future. The technology is similar to what Mastercard showcased a few years ago.
Facebook to Pay $650 Million in US Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Associated Press | Saturday February 27, 2021
Facebook has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a privacy lawsuit in the US over allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
TikTok Parent ByteDance to Pay $92 Million in US Privacy Settlement
Associated Press | Friday February 26, 2021
TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million (roughly Rs. 670 crore) in a settlement to US users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law.
IIT Mandi-Led Team Develops AI App To Track Home Quarantined COVID Patients
Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Thursday February 4, 2021
A team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based biometric application to continuously monitor and accurately detect the identity of a home quarantined COVID-19 patient.
WhatsApp Adds Biometric Security Layer for Web, Desktop App Linking
Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday January 28, 2021
WhatsApp has announced that it is adding an extra security layer on its mobile app to prevent unethical use of WhatsApp on the desktop. In order to link WhatsApp Web or desktop app to a WhatsApp account, users will now be asked to use face or fingerprint unlock on the phone. Once this step is done, users can then access the QR code scanner on thei...
Google Chrome 88 to Allow Users to Easily Fix Weak, Compromised Passwords
Sourabh Kulesh | Wednesday January 20, 2021
Google Chrome 88 is now rolling out with a more secure password protection feature on desktop and iOS that will allow users to check, identify, and fix weak passwords more conveniently.
How To Lock/Unlock Aadhaar Card Biometrics
Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Sunday December 6, 2020
Aadhaar Card: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate an individual's identity using the data, according to UIDAI
Genesis Deploys Advanced Fingerprint Recognition In GV70
Written by Sahil Gupta | Saturday November 28, 2020
When the fingerprint sensor is engaged it all the settings like the driver's seat position, steering wheel, navigation & sound system volume.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Series With One UI 3.1 Could Have Bixby Voice Unlock Feature: Report
Tanishka Sodhi | Thursday November 26, 2020
Samsung Galaxy S21 series may let you unlock your phone using Bixby voice as a biometric method, according to a report. Samsung Galaxy S21 series is expected to launch in January next year with One UI 3.1 based on Android 11. Until other phones receive One UI 3.1, Samsung Galaxy S21 will be the only phone with the ability to unlock via Bixby, as pe...
WhatsApp Testing Join Missed Calls, Biometric Lock Features: Report
Vineet Washington | Friday October 23, 2020
WhatsApp assists to be testing ‘Join Missed Calls’ and ‘Biometric lock’ features — they have been spotted in beta version 2.20.203.3 update. The ‘Join Missed Calls’ feature will allow users to join an ongoing call mid-way if they didn’t answer the phone initially.
Amazon One Biometric Payments Unveiled, Lets You Pay by Hand-Waving
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 30, 2020
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system - Amazon One - using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.
Amazon Wants You To Pay With A Hand Wave, Unveils New Biometric System
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 30, 2020
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.
Facebook Spying on Instagram Users Through Cameras, Lawsuit Alleges
Robert Burnson, Bloomberg | Friday September 18, 2020
Facebook is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorised use of their mobile phone cameras.
Vivo X21 Review: Is the In-Display Fingerprint Sensor A Game Changer?
Jun 5, 2018
Note Ban Shock Is Good For India: Nandan Nilekani To NDTV
Nov 28, 2016
An Aadhar Card for Lord Hanuman Delivered in Rajasthan
Sep 12, 2014
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