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08-02-2016, 09:47 PM
Samsung's Galaxy **te 7 Iris Scanner lets you pay with your eyes
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Samsung just revealed what may be the next step in biometrics.*
The company's Galaxy **te 7, an**unced at a press event Tuesday, will allow you to complete mobile payments using the phone's built-in iris scanner. In other words: you'll be able to buy things with your eyes.*
SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy **te 7 is classy, powerful and super secure (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-hands-on/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The handset's iris scanner will work similarly to current smartphones' fingerprint sensors: after you make a purchase with your phone (via Samsung Pay), you can choose to authenticate with either the fingerprint sensor or the iris scanner.*
It may sound more like something out of science fiction than a feature you would actually want to use but those who are particularly security conscious may want to consider it. Samsung tells us (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-hands-on/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) that each device can only be programmed to recognize one set of eyes and that it's impossible to "trick" the device with a photo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-pay-with-your-eyes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Samsung just revealed what may be the next step in biometrics.*
The company's Galaxy **te 7, an**unced at a press event Tuesday, will allow you to complete mobile payments using the phone's built-in iris scanner. In other words: you'll be able to buy things with your eyes.*
SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy **te 7 is classy, powerful and super secure (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-hands-on/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The handset's iris scanner will work similarly to current smartphones' fingerprint sensors: after you make a purchase with your phone (via Samsung Pay), you can choose to authenticate with either the fingerprint sensor or the iris scanner.*
It may sound more like something out of science fiction than a feature you would actually want to use but those who are particularly security conscious may want to consider it. Samsung tells us (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-hands-on/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) that each device can only be programmed to recognize one set of eyes and that it's impossible to "trick" the device with a photo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/samsung-galaxy-**te-7-pay-with-your-eyes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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