If a hacker can continuously input PINs, they may avoid the data erasure protection feature and brute force their way into a device. So it seemed.
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Security & Privacy: Your Fingerprint isn’t your Password – and neither is your face or iris
Regardless of whether or not you're one of the "paranoid" people who doesn't want others snooping in their personal effects, your fingerprint, iris, face, or voice isn't your password, and you'd be wise not to treat it as such.
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ChromeOS support for fingerprint sensors may come with new Chromebooks
Right now, you can open up a Chromebook and the only way you can get access to what’s inside it is to put in the password of the owner’s Google account. But what if your password changes often? Maybe Chromebooks are a thing at your security-strung company?Well, maybe a PIN option won’t be enough. But a fingerprint sensor might be.
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Chrome OS gets PIN unlock in the developer channel
Windows 10 allows for a simple PIN input for user authentication. Google thought it might be a good idea to also allow its Chromebooks to do that, just like its Android phones.Whatever the case, PIN unlock capabilities are now available in the latest developer update under the flag #quick-unlock-pin. According to Chromium evangelist François Beaufort, users will have to reboot, then hit up the Material Design settings to set up a PIN for the lock screen.Developers are still trying working ...
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What’s your ideal fingerprint scanner placement? (Poll)
Fingerprint scanners have become synonymous with mobile security. Ever since the iPhone 5s introduced Touch ID, the use of PIN codes has skyrocketed in users. Of course, fingerprint scanners weren’t the first method of protecting personal information — far from it. PIN codes, alphanumeric passwords, and even facial recognition had been on smartphones for years before the biometric boom. The one thing Touch ID has that the rest lack, however, is profound convenience. Typing in a four to six digit PIN every single time you want to access your phone, while protective, gets old fast, ...
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