Google has ditched a fingerprint check in Find Hub, so now you can jump straight to your lost device without the extra delay.

After introducing the security measure in 2024, the Find Hub app (previously Find My Device) no longer requires biometric confirmation.

Another setting I keep disabled is Smart Lock. Smart Lock is the old name; on newer models, it is called Extend Unlock. What Extend Unlock does is keep your phone unlocked for longer when you're ...

Despite what the internet’s many misleading headlines may lead you to believe, Android security (gasp!) isn’t actually all that scary. You kno ...

There’s a familiar pattern in security that Robbie Sinclair, former head of security for Country Energy in New South Wales, Australia, once summed up perfectly: “Security is always excessive until ...

The vast majority of Senegal's adult population seems to have just lost its biometric data to hackers. On Jan. 19, a new ransomware outfit calling itself "The Green Blood Group" breached two servers ...

From unlocking phones with a glance to approving transactions with a fingerprint, biometric payments have moved firmly into the mainstream. As financial services race toward faster and more seamless ...

Android is getting upgraded theft protection features. Updates include expanded Identity Check and Remote Lock. The features are available now. Google announced this week a new set of theft protection ...

The TSA is proposing changes to how it stores and uses biometric data for PreCheck applicants. Proposed updates include sharing fingerprints with Customs and Border Protection to streamline Global ...

Biometric technologies are increasingly becoming a go-to identity verification tool for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens, with some federal officials saying that the adoption of facial recognition ...

Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. By Christine Chung Travelers can expect biometric ...

Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks about REAL ID in a video playing at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Raleigh-Durham International ...