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Forget typing passwords, soon you may just have to think about it!
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley School of Information developed the device that explores the feasibility of brainwave-based computer authentication as a substitute for passwords. #ThisisNext #Computer #passwords #University of California Berkeley School
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Goodbye password: Google looking at 'physical keys' for account access
Search giant Google is set to kill off passwords and is experimenting with USB keys, mobile phones and even jewelry that can act as a physical 'key' to give users access to their account. #Google #TechBuzz #Password
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Twitter's gaffe: Resets passwords for over 140 mn users
Twitter said that it mistakenly reset the passwords of "a large number" of its more than 140 million active users while conducting routine security screening to identify accounts that may have been compromised. #Twitter #Twitter Inc. #TechBuzz #Password #InsecureNet
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New York Daily NewsFeds: NYPD detective hacked computers
An NYPD detective hacked into computers to collect private e-mail accounts and passwords of 21 fellow officers and nine other people, said authorities after arresting the man Tuesday. Edwin Vargas, 42, of Bronxville, was charged with conspiracy to commit #National Crime Information Center
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TestedPassword Strength Meters Really Do Encourage Better Passwords
Judgmental red text does its job, but only under the right conditions. The meter sneers back at you, its bar only halfway filled. The red text is half warning, half condemnation. Password strength: Weak. What do you do? Maybe you delete your clearly unwo #Ars Technica
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Daily Mail - UKPayPal security boss predicts the end of passwords - and says Apple may lead move to fingerprint scanning with the iPhone 6
PayPal's chief information security officer believes passwords and PINs are operating on borrowed timeHe wants them replaced with a mix of online and physical identification systems such as fingerprint scanningPredicts Apple could kickstart technology by #PayPal #Apple, Inc. #Michael Barrett