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Tracking Pedophiles By Their Typing Habits

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-gotta-be-kidding dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Pedophiles using the internet to target youngsters could be tracked down — by the way they use a keyboard. Researchers are investigating ways to use technology which can determine a typist's age, sex and culture within ten keystrokes by monitoring their speed and rhythm." Since Phrenology hasn't exactly panned out, they gotta try something new.

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  1. Doesn't sound like pseudoscience at all by elrous0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm sure that trying to tracking a person's sexual inclinations by their typing habits will prove to be every bit as useful as the science of Phrenology.

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  2. Re:actually it will work by Pojut · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Pecker? I barely even know her!

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