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 ...

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 ...

Apple’s reputation for watertight security is coming under scrutiny after apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught using the Touch ID fingerprint scanner to steal money from iOS users.

That joke might seem like a bad one, but it kinda fits when we talk of fingerprint scanners on smartphones. They started from the bottom after all, and now seem to have reached their home (or so we ...

After years of rumors and prototypes, an in-display fingerprint scanner is finally shipping in a major phone from a major company. The international Vivo X21 marks the first time this technology has ...

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are lauded for their many features, but one common criticism for both devices surrounds the fingerprint scanner. This year, Google opted for an in-display fingerprint ...

To crack down on rampant iPhone theft, Apple supercharges the home button on the iPhone 5S with a built-in fingerprint sensor called Touch ID. Seth Rosenblatt Former Senior Writer / News Senior writer ...

Ask any smartphone engineer what their vision of the perfect smartphone is, and chances are they'll tell you it's a device that's entirely screen at the front: no bezels, no notch, no buttons. That's ...

The Samsung Galaxy S20 in-display fingerprint scanner is the same as Galaxy S10’s. And, it will be an understatement to say that this is pretty disappointing. According to the tipster Ice universe, ...