More control needed for biometrics in smartphones, says ex-GCHQ boss
Apple's iPhone 6 fingerprint scanner is secure now, but it's only a matter of time before cyber criminals find a way in, says Sir John Adye
The ex-chief of the government's spy agency, GCHQ, has claimed that the use of biometric data in mobile phone devices needs to be better controlled. Sir John Adye, who was chief of GCHQ between 1989...
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