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Mobile security fingerprint ID from Apple opened to designers

06/05/201406/03/2014 Stephanie Beck

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The technology giant has announced that it will be opening up its identification tech to app creators. Apple has announced that it will be giving mobile app designers an additional option for mobile security by opening up its fingerprint ID feature that will enable them to toughen up the protection level by another layer. The announcement was made among a range of different revelations at the World Wide Developers conference. This was the 25th anniversary of the event and was the chosen venue for Apple’s announcement that it would be…

Mobile payments through biometrics could lead to billions in transactions

09/17/201309/14/2013 Jennifer Goula

According to some technology experts, the potential boost in security will make this shopping more appealing to consumers. One of the main issues that has held mobile payments from achieving its true potential has been a hesitation from consumers due to the fact that they are afraid that their personal and sensitive data will not be kept secure if they make a purchase through the use of their smartphones (either online or in a brick and mortar store). Now, a research consultancy thinks that as biometrics become more commonplace, so…