Biometrics: Safety, convenience and combatting data theft

Published September 26, 2016 3:42pm ET



One of the most anticipated sessions at the Online News Association conference in Denver last week was the annual favorite, titled “10 Tech Trends in Journalism.” The Hyatt Regency ballroom was packed with people eager to hear from futurist Amy Webb on how much their technology — and jobs — would change over the next few years.

Many new developments were shared, along with a few jaw-dropping future predictions (Think cameras the size of dust that can collect information as they float). But perhaps the most interesting new technologies are already here, and they have to do with privacy.

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