Windows 10 gets serious about biometric log-ins with face, iris and fingerprint scans

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by Sindy Cator on March 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm

Passwords are so old-school. Microsoft seems to think so at least, with the annoncement of a new sign-in system for Windows 10 called Windows Hello. Hello lets you sign in by scanning your face, iris or fingerprint instead of an old-school password or PIN system. If your device already has a fingerprint scanner, it will be compatible with Hello. Face and iris recognition are different however – it’s not just a simple image scanner that could be fooled by a picture of you, according to the company. These will require special infrared hardware and software to recognize you in various lighting…