News & Reviews:   fingerprint

At the moment, there are two best ways to unlock your phone - using a fingerprint scanner or face recognition. Both are easy and quick, and there seem to be no other ways, but it seems that a team of researchers from Kyushu University and the University of Tokyo in Japan just brought a breath of fresh ideas to the table (pun intended).

Privacy is one of the major reasons people use Incognito tabs. The good news is that Google is now making Chrome's Incognito tab even more secure, as users can now set fingerprint lock to protect the tabs from someone else using their phone.

Based on a report by wabetainfo.com, it seems that Facebook could be working on a new WhatsApp feature where the user will be required to scan their fingerprint in order to log in to WhatsApp Web. With that said, this means that WhatsApp web would not only be more secure, but it will also notify the user if an unauthorized login were to occur.

Based on a statement by androidauthority.com, it seems that Huawei could be working on a smartphone with an all-screen under-display fingerprint sensor, as well as a in-display selfie camera. While not much is known in regards to the exact tech specs and release date of the aforementioned smartphone, our source did mention that an all-display fingerprint sensor could potentially increase power consumption of the device.

You may or may not have come across this news, but apparently it is possible for hackers to obtain your fingerprints through high-quality photos. Since using the peace-sign is one of the most popular poses for taking photos, it is reported that hackers can enlarge the photo and scan your fingerprints off.