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What a huge nightmare waiting to happen. Sites already give me shit for changing my location, making me jump through additional hoops because my browser signatu
by Udo 11y ago
What a huge nightmare waiting to happen. Sites already give me shit for changing my location, making me jump through additional hoops because my browser signature changed, refusing to let me purchase something because I don't access them from my home country. The last thing I need is a behavioral profiler that insists it has determined I'm not me and there is nothing I can do to prove it wrong.
- blowski 11y agoTrue - I was thinking "what happens if I burn my finger while cooking?" It does seem like a solution looking for a problem.
- pandler 11y agoOr, what if I've had a few beers and my typing is getting sloppier.
- outworlder 11y agoIf it's trying to prevent you from doing bank transfers while inebriated, I'd say it's working as intended.
- bobmagoo 11y agoI think there's a whole industry being ignored here - "Are you sure you want to post this to Facebook? Your typing is all over the place." or "Maybe we'll just delay sending that text message for a few hours to make sure future you really thinks it's a good idea."
- palmer_eldritch 11y agoOr, what if I learn to touch type?
- jmnicolas 11y agoYou mean : "It does seem like a solution cooking for a problem." ? ;-)
- troels 11y agoPresumably, such a system would escalate to a more heavy weight authentication. We're already seeing something similar with sites trying to figure out if you're a bot or not. For example, if you make edits on stackoverflow, the site might decide to challenge you with a captcha from time to time.
- Udo 11y agoThe article doesn't make it sound like this would be a first line of defense, in fact the author seems quite adamant about its infallibility, but even if such algorithms would be used conservatively it would still be a huge hassle. Imagine every major website nudging you with a popup every once in a while: "we don't like the way you're typing, please use our code generator mobile app to prove it's still you". I allege that this would have a huge number of false positives for no discernible reason to begin with, but on top of that: I might be on a different keyboard, using a different mouse, using a track pad, might be in bed lazily trying to log in with my laptop, might be injured, might be distracted, I might be in another country using an unfamiliar keyboard layout, a different screen size, the list goes on...
- indymike 11y agoOne of the banks I use had a keyboard profiling feature on their login page for three or four years and discontinued it in the last year or so. The reason: customers hated it because it did not work well enough (i.e. it would reject your login 3-4 times before accepting it).
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- bitL 11y agoGet your own personal assistant robot, Intel Jimmy-style, switch into a personality profile of your choice (I am in an Amazon mood today, next I want to shop on eBay etc.) and voilà! Pas de problème!