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Sign Your Name Online With A Mouse

Posted by simoniker on from the signing-mickey-mouse-frowned-upon dept.

icke writes "Soon, the way you use your mouse could help prove who you are. According to a BBC News article, scientists have found a way for people to sign their name online using a mouse instead of a pen. The technology, based on the research from Queen Mary College, University of London by Peter McOwan, 'uses a neural network to pick out the unique features of the way that someone uses a mouse.'"

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  1. Re:This would be easy to fake by Andrewkov · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you've ever tried drawing anything with a mouse, you probably agree that it's not easy .. I probably couldn't even write my name and have it be recognizable as being written by the same person, let alone be an exact digital match. Maybe I'm a spaz on the mouse, but I know for a fact I'm *much* better than the average Joe-Sixpack type I see at work. So I have a hard time believing this concept will work. Stylus tablets is another story, though.. If only everyone owned one of those! :-)