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17th April 2024 Issue no. 701

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Facial recognition security to keep handset data safe

By Stewart Mitchell, writing in PC Pro

Mobile phone security could come face-to-face with science fiction following a demonstration of biometric technology by scientists at the University of Manchester.

Mobile phones carry an ever-increasing level of personal data, but PIN-code log-ins can prove weak - if even applied - leaving those details vulnerable if a handset is stolen.

Facial recognition software could change that picture drastically.

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