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Worldcoin users queue up for iris scans

Worldcoin users queue up for iris scans

In exchange for a digital ID and the promise of free cryptocurrency.
Elizabeth Howcroft, Anton Bridge and Medha Singh Jul 26 2023 6:43AM Security
UK's financial watchdog goes real-time to catch online criminals

UK's financial watchdog goes real-time to catch online criminals

Sweeps internet several times a day.
Huw Jones Jun 15 2021 12:44PM Telco/ISP
Committee rules against expanding biometric data collection

Committee rules against expanding biometric data collection

Privacy inquiry needed first.
Allie Coyne Oct 17 2014 12:03PM Security
Optus uses Android to probe network performance

Optus uses Android to probe network performance

Hopes to scan users' devices every two hours.
Ry Crozier Jul 22 2013 2:53PM Telco/ISP
MasterCard launches digital wallet

MasterCard launches digital wallet

As Visa announces tie up with Samsung.
Laura Noonan Feb 26 2013 7:16AM Financial Services
Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material

Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material

Joins Microsoft in image-matching initiative.
Liz Tay May 23 2011 2:50PM Security
Google converts scans, PDFs to Docs

Google converts scans, PDFs to Docs

Optical character recognition extended for PDFs, images.
Liz Tay Jun 23 2010 2:22PM Software
Smartphone app scans barcodes for food allergens

Smartphone app scans barcodes for food allergens

Australian barcode administrator touts ‘extended food labelling’.
Liz Tay Apr 6 2010 2:52PM Software
Japanese scientists build world's fastest scanner

Japanese scientists build world's fastest scanner

Scan a 200-page book in one minute.
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2010 1:40AM Hardware
Sony ID system scans finger veins

Sony ID system scans finger veins

Sony has developed a user identification technology that scans veins in the finger to allow access to mobile devices and personal computers.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 9:54AM Security
Review: Lumension Security's PatchLink Scan

Review: Lumension Security's PatchLink Scan

Lumension Security's PatchLink Scan is a fairly robust vulnerability scanner.
Peter Stephenson, Aug 21 2008 11:08AM Security
UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack

UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack

Hackers compromise a United Nations’ Asia Pacific AIDS information site using an emerging malicious technique which scans for multiple vulnerabilities.
Negar Salek Aug 29 2007 9:57AM Security
Trend Micro updates to fix Scan Engine vulnerability

Trend Micro updates to fix Scan Engine vulnerability

Trend Micro has confirmed a vulnerability in its Scan Engine application that could be exploited by malicious users to take control of an affected system.
Frank Washkuch Feb 9 2007 7:00PM Security
Secunia tracking flaws in Panda virus scan

Secunia tracking flaws in Panda virus scan

Vulnerability assessment firm Secunia said today it is tracking two bugs and a weakness in Panda Software's free virus scan that could lead to remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Nov 16 2006 7:29PM Security
Oops: McAfee scan makes wrong diagnosis

Oops: McAfee scan makes wrong diagnosis

McAfee enterprise and home users may have unnecessarily deleted or quarantined major files after a recent malware scan revealed a slew of false positives.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2006 9:45PM Security
Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software

Kodak snaps signature scan into capture software

Kodak in Germany has integrated signature scan technology into its capture software which allows users to scan documents and add signatures which are compliant with the recently enforced German Signature Law and the European Union Signature Directive.
Robert Jaques Sep 7 2004 2:18PM Security
UK prisons to scan fingers

UK prisons to scan fingers

The UK Home Office is set to use biometric security systems in five of its high-security prisons.
Dan Ilett Aug 5 2004 3:38PM Security

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