Following the launch of the Vision Pro, Apple has shared additional details about the headset’s Optic ID iris authentication option. Optic ID can recognize the uniqueness of your irises, the colored part of your eyes, allowing you to quickly unlock your Vision Pro, authorize Apple Pay purchases, sign in to many third-party apps, access sensitive […]
Read MoreIf you have a fingerprint-supported Windows laptop, you know about Windows Hello. It is a biometric login that lets you feed facial, iris, or fingerprint scans. If you are using the fingerprint scan on your Microsoft laptop, you should be warned because researchers have bypassed Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication. Cybersecurity firm Blackwing Intelligence researchers […]
Read MoreThe Vision Pro headset that Apple announced today will have a unique biometric authentication method, employing iris scanning for the first time. Optic ID uses cameras in the headset to scan the eye, much like Face ID scans the face. It is, in fact, almost identical to Face ID, but it uses the unique layout […]
Read MoreCoincidentally, just as Apple Pay went live in South Korea, Samsung Pay users began facing payment issues with their service. Users experienced failed payments and biometric authentication errors, but Samsung took the matter seriously and started looking into the problem. The company solved the issue at its end, but it still left some users unable […]
Read MoreApple’s mixed-reality headset will feature iris scanning to authenticate payments and log into accounts, setting itself apart from Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, according to a paywalled report from The Information. Two individuals, who apparently helped develop Apple’s headset, told The Information that users will be able to scan their irises to quickly log into […]
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