“FIDO Alliance claims that the first biometric scanners, designed to eliminate the need for traditional web and app passwords, are expected to make their debut on Android handsets within the next six months.

“A group of leading companies that includes Lenovo, PayPal and Google in its ranks, the FIDO Alliance is on a mission to make web authentication far more secure without making the process of logging on needlessly complicated. In February it set out on a mission to create a scalable open standard that any manufacturer or web-based service can integrate that will replace the text-based password with a biometric alternative. Eight months on, it looks as if the initiative is bearing fruit.

“In an interview with USA Today, FIDO’s president and former chief information security officer for PayPal Michael Barrett revealed that the alliance’s growing power and support means that the first step towards safer, more secure internet use is just six months away, meaning that soon he’ll be able to swipe a finger across a smartphone in order to access his online accounts.”

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