AuthenTec recently sponsored an independent survey of U.S. mobile phone users (men and women, ages 18-25) indicating that the vast majority would like to see widespread availability of fingerprint-enabled phones in the U.S. between now and 2009.
According to the consumer survey conducted this month, a vast majority of mobile phone users (89 percent) use the device for short message service (SMS) text messaging and transmitting photos and files, and nearly half send more than 5 text messages a day. In spite of the privacy of these messages and files, only a small percentage (14 percent) use a password to protect the phone or its stored files and messages today.
“For mobile marketers this technology can be helpful because it think ensures that the user on the other end is who they say they are,” said Brent Dietz, director of communications for AuthenTec, Melbourne, FL.
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