Using a face scan to unlock your phone and log in to accounts is easy to set up, but it's not the best option for everyone. That's because, thanks to a 5th Amendment loophole, law enforcement agents ...

Apple is developing a much thinner Face ID hardware module in an effort to reduce the space its facial authentication system takes up in the iPhone Air, a known leaker on China's Weibo social media ...

These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media ...

The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could have Polar ID, a new facial recognition technology. It uses polarized light instead of 3D mapping. Reports say that this system is 50% smaller than current ones, ...

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A new security feature rolled out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it more difficult for law enforcement, spies, and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise ...

DETROIT — Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX), a provider AI-driven security and productivity solutions, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD), has ...

There were more than two million pay phones across the U.S. in 2000. By 2016, that number had dwindled to around 100,000 and past that, the FCC stopped keeping count. Just because traditional pay ...

You also don't necessarily have to stick to traditional Mini PCs; You could build your own, though that might be costly with the RAM and storage shortages, or opt for an SFFPC — a more compact ...

A new open-source and cross-platform tool called Tirith can detect homoglyph attacks over command-line environments by analyzing URLs in typed commands and stopping their execution. Available on ...

ICE agents leave a residence after knocking on the door on Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its immigration enforcement operations after two ...