Canadian Researchers Hope to Use Brain Waves to Access Bank Accounts
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Currently, several companies are introducing iris recognition systems, and many countries are looking to implement these systems in biometric passports. However, Julie Thorpe, a researcher at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, aims to take this idea a step further.
Thorpe hopes to develop the world’s first biometric security device capable of reading human brain waves for cardholder verification.
According to Thorpe, it may be possible to eliminate the need for cards, personal identification numbers (PINs), and passwords for security tools that allow individuals to withdraw money from accounts, access data on computers, or enter restricted buildings. Users would simply need to think about their password.
Thorpe explains that each person’s brain waves are unique, even when they are thinking about the same thing. Just like fingerprints, brain waves are distinct to each individual.
While many people fall victim to password theft, loss, or smart card hacking, “thought-based passwords” could differ as much as biometric data stored in computers used to compare scanned images of eyes or fingerprints.
Currently, Thorpe is collaborating with security technology researcher Paul Van Oorschot in Ottawa, Canada, to turn this idea into reality.
Minh Thương
