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> keystroke patterns or rhyth Well this is something new to me. I understand how this can provide entropy, just I had not realized we are there yet. Edit: Qui
by EastSmith 4y ago
> keystroke patterns or rhyth
Well this is something new to me. I understand how this can provide entropy, just I had not realized we are there yet.
Edit:
Quick search gave this - "Understanding users' keystroke patterns for computer access security".
So it can be a security measure too.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404803000105 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016740480...
- ec109685 4y agoNo, it’s likely to determine if you are a human or bot. Maybe also a proxy for age?
- moralestapia 4y agoDo you work there? Otherwise, how could you be so sure about this?
- jeroenhd 4y agoIt can be a mechanism to detect bots, for sure. Many app platforms have serious trouble with people just hanging hundreds of phones on a wall with an auto clicker for ad fraud or other nefarious purposes. Being able to detect and shadow ban them would be a good way to use this technology. I don't think keystroke patterns will be similar enough across devices to properly detect and track users, though they can certainly make an attempt. They'll be able to detect users on shared devices but I don't that adding much value to their tracking.
- eurasiantiger 4y agoIf they collect accelerometer data in the background, the dataset can be used to infer what users type in other applications.
- Terretta 4y agoI have a vaguely reconstructed memory dating to the 80s of Michael Chrichton invented (related?) AppleSoft Basic code that considered intra-key delay on password entry as biometric validation it was entered by the right party.