BioSole and your feet could be your new password

Remembering passwords used to be easy, back in the day when you had only a single online account – either a Hotmail or a Yahoo Mail account. Fast forward to today, and you know for sure that there are plenty of passwords to remember, considering the fact that we have evolved to place more and more of our lives in the digital realm. There are image sites, video sites, social networks, micro blogging sites, banking accounts, the works – and sharing the same password is never recommended.

Researchers over at the Carnegie Mellon University intend to make short work of remembering passwords in the future, through the use of your feet. Yes sir, having worked with a company known as Autonomous ID, they have come up with a new Pedo-Biometrics Research and Identity Automation Lab that will work on sensor systems which are integrated into your shoes’ soles so that foot movement can be monitored. This particular device is called BioSole, where it identifies a particular person within just three steps. As for the accuracy rate? It would make Tony Stark proud with over 99% accuracy.

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BioSoles know you’re you within three steps, deter shoe bandits

BioSoles know you're you within three steps, deter shoe bandits

It’s no secret that everyone has a unique swagger — so much so it can be used for identification. Many are working on this for biometric security, including a team at Carnegie Mellon University and Autonomous ID, who are collaborating on shoe insoles that monitor pressure and gait to confirm the identity of the wearer. So far, tests have shown a detection rate above 99 percent within just three steps, meaning they can alert you before that opportunist even makes it out of the locker room. It’s thought the cloud-connected BioSoles could be implemented in security access, although we’re not sure this offers advantages over similar, static technology also in development. We do, however, like the idea that subtle changes in your strut could be used to provide early indications of conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and diabetes. It’s likely that the insoles won’t be available any time soon, so until then, keep an eagle eye on those expensive kicks.

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