An Israel-based startup specializing in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said on February 17 it has been bought by Google. SlickLogin did not disclose financial terms of the deal, and Google did not respond to an AFP request for comment about the acquisition.
"We started SlickLogin because security measures had become overly complicated and annoying," the startup's three-member team said in a post on their website. The SlickLogin trio in Tel Aviv said they are joining the Google team with the mission of making the Internet safer for people while keeping the log-in process easy.
SlickLogin is barely two months old and has yet to field a commercial product but is reported to be developing a way to protect online accounts with a technique akin to sonic handshakes.
The technology involves sending barely audible sounds through computer speakers and then having the users' smartphones recognize the unique tones and respond in kind. It also reportedly factors in the location of smartphones.
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