Tangerine employing Apple's Touch ID, biometrics for added security

Tangerine (formerly ING) held an event earlier today to discuss the Future of Banking and announced that their customers will soon have the option of using additonal security features to access their account through the mobile app. Aside from the usual password access, a second level of security can be added that enables Apple's Touch ID (on select iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models) to validate the user's identity. This is quite similar to accessing your iPhone using Touch ID instead of a PIN code or password. Conversely, users that don't have iPhones or are using other devices can use voice authentication as an added access control tool. Hit jump for their full release and more details.

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Toronto's Lassoh App enables control over privacy and launches today on Indiegogo

With interest in personal security and online privacy at an all time high, Lassoh, the new social app that has brought security and privacy to the forefront of their development and engagement.

Lassoh is a social networking tool that has highly developed security and privacy strategy; Lassoh is an app ruled and regulated by its users for optimal geo-social engagement. Unlike the competition, networks such as Foursquare, Full Circle and Skout, Lassoh users don’t have to surrender their identity or personal information to engage in the social app community

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TSA wants you to charge your smartphone and tablet before flying

Seem's like the TSA (Transport Security Administration) has decided to give travellers one more thing to worry about as they struggle to put back their shoes, belts and store their notebooks. Passengers flying to the US will need to turn on ther smartphones as part of the long line of checkpoint rituals they already have to endure in the name of safety and security.

The latest rule states that, "Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft," this means screeners may now ask travellers to turn on those devices as part of the process. "The traveller may also undergo additional screening," the TSA added. Should a phone or tablet not turn on or be deemed to have low battery power, it might result in confiscation of the phone or tablet. It might be a good idea to invest in an external charger to keep everything juiced pre-flight.

Source: Politico

Yahoo! Mail usernames and passwords stolen in latest breach

Yahoo! Mail is the second largest email service in the world and many of its user's names and passwords have been stolen in the latest security breach. Yahoo!'s blog has a recent post that states, "Based on our current findings, the list of usernames and passwords that were used to execute the attack was likely collected from a third-party database compromise. We have no evidence that they were obtained directly from Yahoo’s systems."

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