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Mobile phone security steps forward with biometrics

Monday, July 14, 2008

New smart phones in development from a number of mobile phone vendors are seeing biometric authentication added in for the rising demand of increased security, according to a PDA Street article.

Companies such as ClassifEye, AutheTec, Atrua, and Tranzda are all developing biometric security options for mobile phones, mostly fingerprint scanners as a form of unlocking the phone.

As mobile devices use for both personal and professional means are on the rise, companies believe that biometric security will allow for more personal and corporate transactions to take place via the mobile devices.

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