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The government has revealed plans for a national proof-of-identity scheme that privacy campaigners say has echoes of the ID card project that was scrapped less than six months ago. The identity ...

Despite the astronomical growth of smartphones and tablets, and the rise in applications allowing consumers to purchase both virtual and real goods from their mobile devices, mobile commerce still ...

Passwords are notoriously problem-filled as a security measure, with everything from rampant re-use across accounts to poor choices like “password1” plaguing their effectiveness at keeping out hackers ...

Are passwords passé? A couple of weeks ago, the “Seattle Post-Intelligencer” ran an Associated Press story that described various multi-factor authentication schemes, such as password-plus-biometric ...

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) guarantee timely data processing and secure information preservation within the range of the wireless access network, which is in urgent need of a new type of ...

Leading ISP AOL today unveiled a new log-in scheme that will offer its subscribers additional security and protection against password theft and phishing scams. The optional service uses a ...

Schools should implement an open source authentication system to give parents and pupils secure access to online content, says a government organisation. Becta, the UK government's education IT ...

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced enhanced access protocols for the 2025/26 enrolment exercise, introducing ...