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Smart Gun Inspires Smart Mouse Authentification System
dcblogs writes Defense contractor Raytheon has received a patent for a mouse that has a biometric pressure grip. It believes the pressure grip, as a form of authentication, will be particularly hard to defeat because it works from a neurological pattern versus a physical pattern, such as a facial scan. "It's not just how much pressure you exert on the mouse itself, but it's also the x-y coordinates of your position," said Glenn Kaufman, a cybersecurity engineer. The approach was inspired by similar pressure grips used in smart guns.
...I have to bring my own mouse when breaking into the NSA headquarters?
But seriously. We are really talking about a device here that is eventually attached via USB, on an external plug to boot, to a computer. Erhmmmmm...
I guess it's time to dust off the presentation on how anything connected by USB isn't really a good idea if used as some kind of security device.
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