user identification

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Discussions on user identification at WindowsForum.com cover biometric methods like facial recognition for Windows login, as seen in Windows 8 API references, and the FamilyNotes UWP sample app using camera-based detection. Privacy concerns are also addressed, with threads examining how HTML5 and Flash cookies can persistently track users even in private browsing, highlighting risks of unauthorized user identification. These topics reflect interest in both convenience and security aspects of identifying users on Windows systems.
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    FamilyNotes: Using the camera to detect a user

    In our previous post in the FamilyNotes series, we introduced the FamilyNotes app, its features, and provided a brief history of the app’s development process. The FamilyNotes app is a sample app that is available on GitHub for you to look over and to use as a basis for your own apps, especially...
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    Windows 7 HTML5 Being Used to Set Persistent Cookies, Study Finds

    HTML5 Being Used to Set Persistent Cookies, Study Finds | threatpost
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    Windows 8 facial-recognition login API spotted [Updated]

    Microsoft’s next-gen OS, Windows 8 , will be user-aware according to the latest APIs discovered, suggesting the platform could well be able to track and identify users when they sit at their PCs. Windows8Italia spotted the “Detect human presence” API in among their M1 copy of Windows 8...
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