A person uses a sensor for biometric identification on a smartphone in Berlin, Germany, in this October 16, 2015 file photo. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/Files A tap of a finger could soon suffice to identify credit card shoppers and rail commuters, offering areas of new business for specialist companies...

Details are pictured on the backside of an Apple Iphone 6 on a table in a restaurant in Hanau, Germany, April 10, 2016. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach The company that helped the FBI unlock a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone to get data has sole legal ownership of the method, making it highly unlikely the t...

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to remarks at the University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, Illinois, United States, April 7, 2016. Reuters/Jim Young The chief executive of MasterCard Inc, the former head of the National Security Agency and officials from Microsoft and Uber will join a commis...

People walk by the Dow Jones electronic ticker at Times Square in New York, May 12, 2015. Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) is the clear favorite in the upcoming bidding for Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) core Internet business, according to Wall Street analysts, in large part becaus...

A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed cyber code in this illustration taken February 26, 2016. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power to order technology companies like Apple to h...

A GoPro camera is seen on a skier's helmet as he rides down the slopes in the ski resort of Meribel, French Alps, January 7, 2014. Reuters/Emmanuel Foudrot Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc (GPRO.O) named Apple Inc (AAPL.O) designer Daniel Coster as vice president of design, effective the end of April...

Robert Work, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, speaks at a christening ceremony for the autonomous ship ''Sea Hunter'', developed by DARPA, in Portland, Oregon before its christening ceremony April 7, 2016. Reuters/Steve Dipaola Regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election, top Pentagon lea...

A lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection, is seen on an Internet Explorer browser in a photo illustration in Paris April 15, 2014. A Reuters/Mal Langsdon Legislation that would require law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before asking technology companies to hand over dated em...

China's Tsinghua Unigroup unveiled a roughly 6 percent stake in Lattice Semiconductor Corp (LSCC.O) on Wednesday, sending shares of the U.S. chip manufacturer soaring 18 percent on speculation of a possible acquisition. The move is the latest sign of Tsinghua's desire to be a part of the U.S. semico...

Microsoft released fixes on Tuesday to plug critical security holes in Windows and other software. The company issued 13 patches to tackle dozens of vulnerabilities, including a much-hyped “Badlock” file-sharing bug that appears ripe for exploitation. Also, Adobe updated its Flash P...

Microsoft released fixes on Tuesday to plug critical security holes in Windows and other software. The company issued 13 patches to tackle dozens of vulnerabilities, including a much-hyped “Badlock” file-sharing bug that appears ripe for exploitation. Also, Adobe updated its Flash P...

- Curtains and blinds may soon be a design choice as opposed as to a tool for privacy. Windows that can transition between clear and cloudy in a second may soon be a reality thanks to technology under development at Harvard University's School of Engineering. Windows that can change opacity or color...

New Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Tablets are displayed during a launch event in New York September 17, 2014. Reuters/Brendan McDermid Amazon.com Inc rolled out a new Kindle e-reader on Wednesday, its eighth and slimmest device in the series, with a charger that is built into its cover. The Kindle Oasi...

A Verizon logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. Reuters/Sean Gardner/Files Verizon Communications Inc's wireline employees kicked off a strike on Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement with management on a new la...

European Union privacy regulators expressed concerns about a new EU-U.S. data transfer pact agreed in February to help companies shuffle data across the Atlantic and requested improvements in order for it to meet European privacy standards, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Wh...

A courier of Ele.me food delivery smartphone application travels on his electric bicycle along a street in Shanghai, China, October 9, 2015. Reuters Aly Song Chinese online food-delivery service company Ele.me has raised $1.25 billion from Alibaba Group Holding and its Internet finance arm Ant Finan...

When shopping online, always use your credit cards instead of a debit card. If any fraud happens, it is far easier to recover your money from a credit card transaction. Gift cards and one-time-use credit card numbers are even more secure.

When shopping online, always use your credit cards instead of a debit card. If any fraud happens, it is far easier to recover your money from a credit card transaction. Gift cards and one-time-use credit card numbers are even more secure.

A malware lab is pictured inside the Microsoft Cybercrime Center, the new headquarters of the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, in Redmond, Washington in a November 11, 2013 file photo. Reuters/Jason Redmond/Files California lawmakers on Tuesday took a major step toward outlawing the use of so-called "...

Billionaire Internet investor Yuri Milner announced another $100 million initiative on Tuesday to better understand the cosmos, this time by deploying thousands of tiny spacecraft to travel to our nearest neighboring star system and send back pictures. If successful, scientists could determine if Al...