Preventing abuse of biometrics authentication technology

Department of Computer Science, Faculty, News Media

Do you unlock your smartphone with your face or fingerprint? Welcome to the world of biometrics authentication - a whopping US$28 billion (S$39 billion) global market, which promises a modern, convenient, reliable and effective method to verify someone's identity.

The Straits Times, 17 May 2022

Trending Posts

13 August 2025
Good Tech: From scroll to Snowball – Turning screen time into hobby time
9 August 2025
The crypto bros are back: ‘The hubris never really left’
18 March 2021
Covid-19 tech heroes recognised for racing against the clock to help fight pandemic in S’pore
30 January 2018
Bringing digital innovation to aviation
2 October 2024
New ‘Tetris’ tech paves way for faster cancer diagnoses
29 December 2020
NUS scientists develop computational tool to help design safer devices
25 May 2018
Government And Academic Support Are Giving Singapore An Edge In The Blockchain Race
5 January 2026
60 years of technological evolution in Singapore: From typewriters to artificial intelligence
13 July 2018
Overcoming great odds, they now aim high
13 July 2020
NUS fintech course aims to ease supply crunch
11 June 2018
Computer-related courses a growing attraction for Singapore students
5 May 2019
Gen Y Speaks: Three things I learned running a business to curb food wastage
16 June 2023
专家：深伪内容愈发难识别 消费者勿过于自信
19 May 2019
Lunch With Sumiko: For the first 18 months, Carousell co-founders had no salaries
18 January 2024
NUS Computing receives US$1 million grant from Ripple to advance financial technology education
The FinTech Lab at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) School of Computing has received a generous grant of US$1 ...
17 March 2021
Entering the billion-dollar league: PatSnap becomes first NUS-supported unicorn
1 August 2025
Fewer Seniors in Singapore Fall for Scams, But Losses Are Greater — Experts Urge Businesses and Consumers to Stay Vigilant
19 December 2019
Giving food, friendship to homeless people
29 April 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
28 March 2021
Sea makes S$50 million gift to advance cutting edge research and education at NUS School of Computing
27 January 2022
Bennett University: Global programme to hone AI, data skills of students
2 May 2024
AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is Taught 
“It’s a difficult balancing act,” says Ooi Wei Tsang, an associate professor in the School of Computing at the National ...
19 June 2025
The Perfect AI Lover: Sweet Escape or Toxic Trap?
15 November 2018
Picture perfect: How a Singapore startup‚ AI technology is partnering Japanese retail giants
15 August 2018
NUS, Alibaba Cloud partner in big data, AI
18 September 2018
NUS forms academic cryptocurrency think tank
23 November 2021
Protecting data as the new gold
13 February 2019
Embracing AI In Singapore
26 February 2019
NUS graduates enjoy high salaries and good employment prospects