OTTAWA: Canadian researchers hope to soon be able to use brain waves to unlock doors and get access to bank accounts.
Some companies are already offering iris recognition systems that many countries want to put into biometric passports. But Julie Thorpe, a researcher at Carleton University in
Ottawa wants to take the idea much further.
She says it is possible to do away with key cards, pin numbers and a litany of other security tools that allow people to retrieve bank money, access computer data or enter restricted building.
“A user would simply think their password,” said Thorpe, who hopes to develop the first biometric security device to read your mind to authenticate users.
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Some companies are already offering iris recognition systems that many countries want to put into biometric passports. But Julie Thorpe, a researcher at Carleton University in
Ottawa wants to take the idea much further.
She says it is possible to do away with key cards, pin numbers and a litany of other security tools that allow people to retrieve bank money, access computer data or enter restricted building.
“A user would simply think their password,” said Thorpe, who hopes to develop the first biometric security device to read your mind to authenticate users.
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