Access control

Selective restriction of access to a place or other resource

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2022
Gated community
In the film 'Cheaper by the Dozen', the Baker family moves to a gated community in Calabasas, California, before eventually returning to Los Angeles.
2021
Gated community
RAJUK (trade association for real estate developers in Bangladesh) reported approximately 25 gated communities in Dhaka, claiming they maintain 60% of land for open spaces and common use.
2020
Gated community
Gated communities in Uruguay experienced significant growth, becoming a popular housing choice for foreigners with families.
June 24 2020
Passwordless authentication
Apple Safari announces Face ID and Touch ID as WebAuthn platform authenticators for passwordless login.
2014
Passwordless authentication
Avivah Litan from Gartner declares that 'passwords were dead a few years ago. Now they are more than dead'.
2013
Passwordless authentication
Heather Adkins, Google's Information Security manager, announces that 'passwords are done at Google'.
2013
Gated community
At least 20 gated communities were identified in the Maldonado Department, seven in the Canelones Department, seven in Rocha, one in Soriano, and two in Rio Negro.
2012
Passwordless authentication
Matt Honan, a Wired journalist who was a victim of hacking, declares that 'the age of the password has come to an end'.

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