Privacy and authentication in the Internet of Things | Information Age

Authentication has moved from the everyday secure password to the use of biometrics, and device users have slowly been eased in

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FBI to assist Bangladesh with probe into central bank heist

The FBI has agreed to help Bangladesh investigate an audacious $81 million theft from the nation’s foreign reserves, authorities said Sunday, days after th

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PIN problems: our smartphones aren’t as safe as we think

Smartphones are fast becoming a digital wallet with access to every part of our lives. From bank details and mortgages to private correspondence and photos, it’s all there for the taking. But we have fingerprint security so we’re safe, right?

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Nymi and Entertech make building and workstation access simple with wearables

Two Toronto-based companies have teamed up to try to make building key cards and password-required workstations a thing of the past. Nymi, a smart wristband

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Starwood dumps Marriott deal for competing bid

Starwood Hotels and Resorts said Friday that it is dumping a previous deal to sell itself to Marriott International after a different group of investors made a better offer.

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Light at the End of the Tunnel? IEA Calls a Bottom in O…

While volatility and uncertainty spiked earlier this year, the markets have calmed down, with exchange traded fund investors funneling money back into riskier

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Uber’s in India to Learn How to Rule the Rest of the World

Uber is hoping that what works in India could then be applied in countries with similar idiosyncrasies—all feeding Uber’s appetite for global domination.

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Card fraud costs the US billions each year — here’s what card networks are doing about it

Major US card networks have implemented a set of security standards called EMV to make card-present payments more secure.

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5 Reasons eCommerce Sites Need Identity Verification

Online shopping has hit record highs, yet running a successful e-commerce site has become more challenging in recent years.

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Benefits of a technology billfold: Why the mobile wallet is here to stay

There will be more than 200 million mobile-wallet users across the U.S. by the end of 2016.

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