A fingerprint scanner is a small electronic device that guards your computer from intruders. You place your fingertip on the reader; it scans your fingerprint and compares it to the prints stored in ...

Open a gate or unlock your bike at just the press of a finger with Tapplock One+. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The combination lock you used in school is a dinosaur now. It’s been replaced with much ...

Now that they're in smartphones, fingerprint scanners seem to be everywhere, but what's really going on behind the scenes when they're scanned?

Has Apple managed the fine line between security and convenience? Some security experts aren't so sure. John Caspar, Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, told German ...

Those of you who own the Google Pixel 6 or 6 Pro will be glad to know that Android 13 will massively improve the fingerprint scanner performance. Well, at least if the latest Android 13 beta is ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. We now know that the Pixel 6 fingerprint reader is “enhanced” and thus slow, but if you are running into ...

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