The end of passwords: biometrics are coming but do risks outweigh benefits?

Devices can recognise you from your fingerprints, iris pattern and even your heartbeat but while a stolen password can be changed, pilfered prints cannot

Wade Prince pulls out his iPhone and opens up his banking app. Instead of entering a password or pin, he looks into his phone's front-facing camera, as if he were taking a selfie. He lines up his face in a window on the screen and within seconds he's logged in.

"It's so simple," he says. "I can then access my checking and savings accounts, or handle my homeowner's insurance or car insurance through the app."