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BioPassword's best customers so far are banks and credit unions, which are under federal mandate to adopt stronger authentication measures to protect online customers against identity theft and other fraud. To access account information, online banking generally requires a password with a maximum of 10 character points. Biometric IDs have more than 80 distinct data points...
...most financial institutions, the new federal rules mean finding a second method to authenticate a user while ensuring that the new system doesn't disrupt business. Fingerprinting and retinal scanning are options, but both require users to have expensive additional equipment. Some credit unions also considered giving members ID tokens, a popular practice for many banks, but this proved cost prohibitive...
...then determine whether a certain customer needs a higher level of security, like a token or an RFID tag. "Some of the most advanced technology we're seeing is those tokens being embedded in something that a consumer is carrying every day, such as a cell phone or credit card," says cybersecurity expert Fran Rosch of VeriSign, a leader in online authentication. "That makes it less likely to be lost." Less likely, but not impossible...
...president and former business manager of Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, says that while the group decides to use the HBO for reasons of ease, many student groups decide to eschew the bureaucracy involved with the HBO.The HBO charges fees for the printing of tickets, payments via credit cards, and their online ticketing service. The unpredictability of the number of students who will choose to use SEF tickets also frustrates many arts groups, says Ofosu-Amaah.Hussey stresses that “confidentiality is the key,” but oftentimes the producers of events are given their will-call tickets...
...energy companies dispute that charge, saying the federal tax credit has had exactly the effect Congress wanted, the proliferation of renewable energy sources. The wind farms also provide economic development in rural areas. "We couldn't build, own and operate wind farms if we did not have widespread community support," said Steve Stengel, a spokesman for FPL Energy, which operates wind farms in 15 states and 11 in Texas. "Our experience in Texas and elsewhere is that far more people are supportive of wind power than those who oppose...