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Sign Your Name Online With A Mouse
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.'"
will changing my mouse, maybe to a higher/lower resolution mouse, different shape of mouse, a touchpad, a trackball, etc. change my signature? if so, how is this supposed to work? signing my name with a different pen doesn't change my signature.
will this have any effect on those nasty EULAs? do i really HAVE to agree to them now? i may be wrong but as far as i know clicking "I Agree" doesn't mean anything.
what differences does this have with mouse gesture recognition software?
1) This is a slow news day
2) Researchers need to go out a little, stretch out their legs, breath some fresh air and start thinking about USEFULL things?
Damn the rate ppl post on here. This is redundant before I hit submit and didnt even know it.
... when I'm on *certain* sites where my *other* hand is using the mouse....