A little known company named Bionym just invented a new way to secure your personal data using a wristband called Nymi, a method which could make passwords, credit cards or pin numbers obsolete.
The new identification method is called “pulse passwords” and it uses your heartbeat in order to create a unique bio-password for all your needs. Every person has an unique heart beat rhythm, just like fingerprints are unique, and in the near future our pulse signature will be used to replace passwords, bank cards and even keycards.
Basically, your heart beat pattern is your personal PIN number, which will be used in every imaginable way : to lock/unlock your Android smartphone, your house, your car etc. It may sound like science fiction for the moment, but according to experts, this is the wave of the future. Our data will be secured via biometric means.
Bionym is a Canadian company and they created a wristband, called Nymi, that is perfectly capable to recognize your unique heart beat pattern and to transmit the information further to electronic devices, like an ATM, permitting its user to withdraw money without using a credit card. That’s just an example, obviously.
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