Biometric

Scientists have designed a system that allows earbuds to help verify smartphone users' identities.

The launch of the iPhone X and its new facial unlocking technology has thrust biometric security back into the popular discourse. A team at the University of Buffalo has now developed a new biometric tool that analyzes the dimensions of your heart​ to unlock your phone or log in to your computer.

With all the high-profile security breaches in recent years, researchers have been looking to add new biometric layers to our regular passwords. Computer scientists at HKBU have now developed a novel form of lip-motion detection to boost the security of password authentication systems.

If paying for something with your smartphone still seems like a strange concept, then news that you'll soon be able to do so with a selfie is likely all the more confusing. Indeed, though, MasterCard is set to roll-out both facial recognition and fingerprint payment authorization.

It looks like the days of the password are numbered. Microsoft has announced Windows Hello, a new biometric authentication system launching with Windows 10. It means you'll be able to unlock your computer with a fingerprint or a face, as you can on today's flagship smartphones.

Using the complex pattern of the iris in a person’s eye is a particularly effective form of biometric authentication. Fujitsu has produced just such an iris authentication system for its latest prototype handset, which is on display at the Mobile World Congress.