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Google Buys Sound Authentication Firm SlickLogin

posted by Cactus on Tuesday February 18 2014, @01:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-want-a-whistle-in-my-cereal dept.
Gaaark writes:

Google acquires SlickLogin: dogs go wild!

SlickLogin, an Israeli start-up, is behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user's identity by using sound waves. It works by playing a uniquely generated, nearly-silent sound through your computer speakers, which is picked up by an app on your smartphone. The app analyses the sound and sends a signal back to confirm your identity.

The firm confirmed the acquisition on its website but did not provide any financial details of the deal.

Too bad they don't still put whistles inside packages of Cap'n Crunch cereal!

 
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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by Angry Jesus on Tuesday February 18 2014, @05:45AM

    by Angry Jesus (182) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @05:45AM (#1429)

    This is similar to the 'audio bug' that was discussed on other sites last month. Just as infeasible now as it was then.

    I missed that line when I first responded. You need to read this paper.

    http://www.jocm.us/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=s how&catid=124&id=600 [www.jocm.us]

    Some scientists at Fraunhofer were able to do exactly what the BadBios guy was claiming - covert acoustical mesh networking using nothing more than off-the-shelf lenovo laptops and well-known software algorithms. Nothing about viral replication, just the acoustic data transmission part.

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  • (Score: 1) by KibiByte on Tuesday February 18 2014, @06:11AM

    by KibiByte (1024) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @06:11AM (#1437)

    That's a pretty good read. Sadly, it appears they're using the same models and units. I'd like to see this done across different units with similar results, as one of the original BadBios claims was something that could infect any computer, running any OS.

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