Apple has been using your face data for security for seven years. You likely use your fingerprint to unlock at least a few of your devices. But have you paid with your palm at Whole Foods yet? Did the ...

Biometric authentication—using fingerprints, facial recognition or even iris recognition—has become an integral part of our society and digital security. I'm asked questions about about this topic ...

Sharing high-resolution media online can unintentionally expose sensitive biometric data, according to a report released Tuesday by a cybersecurity company. That can be particularly dangerous, the ...

The iPhone 5S was released to the general public on Friday. Little more than 48 hours later, a group of hackers found a way to bypass the device's fingerprint-based security system that doesn't ...

Biometric security systems have one particularly critical vulnerability: How do you replace your finger if a hacker figures out how to duplicate it? An IBM research team working on that problem says ...

Biometric technology identifies individuals based on their unique physical or behavioral traits. Government bodies, businesses and product developers increasingly leverage biometric systems, citing ...

South Korea is the latest in a growing number of Asian countries that require face biometrics for new mobile phone numbers.