Our security may be in our walk

A new type of phone security is being matched to the way a person walks:

"Whether you stride purposefully or shuffle along, your unique mode of locomotion could soon be used to secure your cell phone against theft and unauthorised use",New Scientist reports."Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a prototype of a cell phone that uses motion sensors to record a user's walking pattern of movement, or gait. The device then periodically checks to see that it is still in the possession of its legitimate owner, by measuring the current stride and comparing it against that stored in its memory".

Well - at least it means we'll have to keep walking in a physical sense! :-)

Via New Scientist