Google wants to kill passwords for good, at least for its Android users and want to replace it with ‘Trust Score.’
What is Trust Score, according to Tech Crunch, it is a set of data consist of combination of signals i.e. typing patterns, walking patterns, current location, and so on. Such a system will be available to Android developers by the end of this year, after successful testing this year.
Days ago at Google’s I/O 2016, Daniel Kaufman, head of Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects research unit (ATAP) updated us on ‘Project Abacus,’ which is simply Google’s software that would eliminate the need of entering passwords.
How this Abacus works? Project Abacus, which was announced last year works by collecting data about the user such as the particular times and locations one might use an app, user’s voice, face etc to derive a Trust Score. This Trust Score as mentioned would determine if it’s indeed you.
The Digital Trends report added, that apps pertaining to finance would require a very high Trust Score, whereas games etc wouldn’t be as stringent.
Similar technology have already been implemented by Google on Android devices called ‘Smart Lock,’ which automatically unlock users device when in a trusted location, or have a trusted Bluetooth device connected, and when you’re carrying your device, or when the device recognizes your face.
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