The sheer number of log-ins that people have to remember on a day-to-day basis can be overwhelming, and forgetting them can have big consequences. Apple taps into this common memory problem, positioning the iPhone X’s Face ID feature as the solution.

In the 97th episode of podcast Reply All, producer Phia Bennin sought to find out what kind of person gets phished, setting a hacker on her tech-savvy coworkers to see which of them would fall a scam. While it highlighted the risks everyone faces online, do people care enough to act on cyber security?

Headline-making online data breaches have made people more aware of the measures needed for safe browsing – but that doesn’t mean they put this knowledge into action. The Web Authentication standard removes the need for passwords, instead using biometrics to keep information safe.

Tech startup Civic has taken one of our most beloved purchases, beer, and eradicated the need to carry an ID when you want to buy it. Using blockchain, this new tech hints at changes taking shape in the way we verify who we are in an increasingly online world.