Apple’s reputation for watertight security is coming under scrutiny after apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught using the Touch ID fingerprint scanner to steal money from iOS users.

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We’re all storing more information on our mobile devices than ever before, and many of us regularly use smartphones and tablets to perform sensitive operations, such as making in-app payments. When ...

It’s great when an app allows you to add extra security—a fingerprint scan or a depth map of your face, for example—to access its contents. In case someone ever gets their hands on your unlocked ...

Fingerprint sensors have been around for quite some time, and they’ve become a standard feature in most smartphones. Apple introduced Touch ID on the iPhone 5s in 2013. Since then, it has appeared on ...

It seems that Samsung is having some problems with its fancy new fingerprint scanners. Introduced on the Galaxy S10 and now on the Galaxy Note 10, the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor promised to be more ...

From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...