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Fingerprint security convenient, but not flawless

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone will be at least the third to have a fingerprint sensor for security but it's alone in letting you use that for general shopping,...

New Apple Patent Application for Touch ID Shows How it All Works

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Apple Balla reports that Apple was careful not to reveal any details on how exactly its Touch ID works. The same technology covers the sensor for the fingerprint in Apple’s iPhone 5S. All Apple did...

Senator Al Franken Wrote Letter to Tim Cook Over iPhone 5S Touch ID Privacy Concerns

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While Apple Incorporated has given a whole lot of assurance regarding its fingerprint authentication system on the iPhone 5S, Senator Al Franken thinks otherwise. This venerable politician has penned...

Apple’s Fingerprint Authentication is Against Fifth Amendment

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A lot of banter and badinage has been going on regarding Apple’s new iPhone 5S that features a fully functional fingerprint biometric ID system. There are even rumors that the NSA may have some use...

Apple’s Touch ID System won’t Store Fingerprints

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The fingerprint scanner on Apple’s Touch ID System would not store information regarding the imagery of the finger whorls. The vital information is encoded in the structure of the A7 chip inside the...