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.

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Re:uhhh

[DaveM753]

Authentification?

It's a perfectly cromulentificated word.

I hold my mouse differently as the day goes on.

[Maxo-Texas]

It hurts the palm of my hand to hold it the same way all the time.

Even beside that, testing it just now, my hand moves all over the thing and is in a different position each time I let go and put it back from typing.

I don't understand how this is practical. A facial or retinal scan seems more reliable, can use your existing generic camera so no need for a custom mouse.