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FastNews: URGENT – Your Fingers Are Safe From Touch ID’s Security

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11 years
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When Apple announced their new iPhones at the company’s recent September 10th event, a number of innovations were introduced into the new 5s line, led by the “Touch ID” fingerprint scanner. Afterward, Touch ID received some uncertain feedback from podcasters, bloggers and tech fanatics, many of whom questioned its overall security. Of course, Apple wouldn’t (shouldn’t) release it unless they know it works most of the time and is safe (or they just have a good lawyer).

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One concern was that thieves, for some crazy reason, would want to get into your iPhone so bad they would cut off your finger to get the fingerprint. This concern spread about, prompting Apple to address it:  “The technology is built in a way that the (fingerprint) image has to be taken from a live finger,” says Sebastien Taveau, chief technology officer at Validity Sensors. “No one in biometrics wants to talk about cut fingers and dead bodies, but at the end of the day we are still asked to remove the fears of consumer and make sure that they understand that (a severed finger) will not work.” The way it does that is by using radio frequencies to detect “sub-epidermal” layers in your skin which only work if you are alive. So, if you were worried that someone would cut off your finger to look at your worthless emails and wickedly change your Facebook status, you’re thankfully wrong. In other words, it appears Touch ID is safe after all. Then again, who knows how easily someone could hack into it, but let’s not worry about that right now.

TOTW: A Credit Card? That’s so 4 months ago. PayTango Makes Paying Easy And Secure

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11 years
by in TOTWs

The first thing you think of when you leave your house is often “Where’s my wallet?” or “Where’s my phone?”. Those two objects are such a part of everyday life, that you can’t leave home without them. Your wallet/purse is even more important, because it holds your extra cash, credit cards, and ID. But what if you didn’t need a credit card? That’s where PayTango comes in.

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PayTango is a new way of biometric paying. Biometrics have been bursting in many fields, such as smartphone authentication. PayTango is hoping to harness the power of something everyone has and is unique for everyone: your fingerprint. Imagine taking all your cards, such as your debit, credit and ID cards, and associating them all with your fingertips, bearing a wallet obsolete (unless you have extra cash).

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Security is another big issue that PayTango takes care of. You could even leave you credit cards at home. Everyone knows that your fingerprint is unique, so unless the thief has compete access to your fingers, he’s out of luck. For some things you would have to keep your credit card with you, like using a ATM (which, sooner or later, may integrate PayTango technology) and associating your fingers with your cards at the start. But most of the time, you won’t even need you credit cards. And if most of the stores in your area embrace PayTango, credit cards wouldn’t be needed at all. That’s what biometrics offers. Biometrics help make things easier, safer and faster. Just imagine walking into a shop, picking out what you want, and in 1 second, checking out. Lines would go by faster than the cashier could say, “That would be $5.99.” The future of shopping is bright.

 

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