“From selfies to heartbeat recognition, bioengineering is the future of digital security.
[I]n a 2014 Gallup poll, the majority of Americans reported that they feared credit card theft more than any other crime. The same survey found that eleven percent of Americans reported that they or a family member had been digitally hacked in the past year. Now more than ever, Americans are searching for a way to keep their identities safe.
The hack-proof solution might not be any combination of keyboard characters, or even emojis—it could be our own bodies. The new frontier of password protection is bioengineered: We’ll be protecting our bank accounts with our fingerprints, heartbeats, and more.
Source: citylab.com