A new report that the companys next flagship handset, due to be unveiled on February 24, is to support biometric authentication is good news for all consumers. Like the iPhone 5S, the next Samsung Galaxy S is set to feature a fingerprint scanner embedded in its homekey according to a report on SamMobile, however the source suggests that, unlike with Apples Touch ID, Samsungs sensor will be able to recognize up to eight of the users fingers. Its easy to write these sorts of features off as little more than gimmicks, but Samsungs adoption of biometric authentication is an important step towards boosting online security for all consumers as the traditional text-based password has been proven to offer inadequate protection against cybercrime and hackers. SplashDatas latest list of most common cracked passwords, published in January, shows that despite the increased risks of digital identity theft and other online risks, the most common passwords used by consumers for logging into web services are ‘123456, ‘password, and ‘12345678.
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