Every other month it seems like researchers at some tech company or university come up with clever new ways to prevent or deter smartphone thieves. However, some researchers at Georgia Tech have come up with a new system called LatentGesture that really does have the potential to end smartphone theft once and for all. Georgia Tech says that some of its cybersecurity researchers have “developed a new security system that continuously monitors how a user taps and swipes a mobile device” and can be programmed to lock the device up if those particular taps and swipes don’t match up with an authorized user’s unique movements. So basically, the software will track the hand you most often use for navigating your
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