The hackers can not copy your tears! Still… Tears keep our eyes hydrated. They even have the power to "cure" us from an intense psychological charge. Can they protect our personal data on the Internet?
Stephen Mason, an Australian ophthalmologist, believes he has a very powerful weapon against hackers. He calls it the "world's first unique biometric pin" and it's basically a new mechanism that scans tears and then uses them as codes accesss.
Mason dropped her weight researchin the cornea and less in the iris. This is the norm in optical scanners anyway, since hackers can't copy the unique way the eyes change every time they tear.
The scanner has the ability to recognize one face, as each cornea has a kind of unique "map". THE codeMason's, however, hopes to make life much more difficult for hackers. No matter how much they try to use the victim's details from the last time they logged into their account, the system will keep kicking them out. Why; Because since the eyes change every time they tear, so does the system expect the data to change slightly each time.
"The surface of the cornea is wet thanks to tears, so our data changes from one minute to the next," explains Maison in the Financial Times. "Therefore, every set of data recorded by each eye presents real miniature variations," he adds.
The aim of the experts now is to test the new technology in smartphones, where it could be used to secure any payments or access to other services, such as email. If Maine is right and the "unique biometric pin" proves to be effective, then it can not be ruled out even in automatic pick-ups or security doors.
