The NSA Is Developing a System That Recognizes Your Finger Swipe

The National Security Agency of the U.S. government is currently testing a new identification

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The National Security Agency of the U.S. government is currently testing a new identification system that aims to verify people based on the way they swipe their fingers on a screen. The program, which is called Mandrake, measures not just your fingerprint pattern, but also the speed and acceleration of your movements and strokes. It is still yet to be confirmed how the NSA will be implementing Mandrake. Are you weary of gesture-based identification becoming a reality?

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