If you have ever had your fingerprints taken for a job, license, or background check, you probably assumed it was a simple box to check. You show up, get printed, and move on with your life. Most ...

Fingerprints are the unique pattern of curves and ridges indented into the skin of a person’s fingertips. Most people have completely unique fingerprints, which can help with identification. Even in ...

BARCELONA--People trust their fingers when using smartphones--for typing, sure, but also to unlock phones protected by fingerprint-recognition security measures. Some online banking transactions and ...

As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, federal officials were quietly waging a different encryption battle in a Los ...

Like most (if not all) Hackaday readers, I like to know how the technology I use works. I’m always amazed, for example, how many otherwise smart people have no idea how the cellphone network works ...

“Do you think that every fingerprint is actually unique?”It’s a question that a professor asked Gabe Guo during a casual chat while he was stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdowns, waiting to start ...

Fingerprints, also called dermatoglyphs, develop as early as three months of gestation and are entirely unique to each individual. It’s why they are commonly used as a form of biometric security to ...

When Apple announced in 2013 that its next iPhone would include a fingerprint reader, it touted the feature as a leap forward in security. Many people don’t set up a passcode on their phones, Apple ...

Fingerprints: Our fingerprints are crucial for identifying individuals. They're especially used in online verification and security systems. Because every person's fingerprints are unique, they play a ...