SlickLogin acquired by Google - Passwords via sound

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Yet another small startup company has been swallowed up by Google. It is a promising company that has a unique way send passwords to websites. The Israel based company, SlickLogin, produced a method to use sound to communicate passwords.

We started SlickLogin because security measures had become overly complicated and annoying.

Our friends thought we were insane, but we knew we could do better. So we set out to improve security while still making it simple for people to log in.

Today we`re announcing that the SlickLogin team is joining Google, a company that shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating, and authentication should be effective without getting in the way. Google was the first company to offer 2-step verification to everyone, for free - and they're working on some great ideas that will make the internet safer for everyone. We couldn`t be more excited to join their efforts.Or, Ori & Eran (The SlickLogin team)


One could be hopeful that Google are looking to implement the SlickLogin system that is essentially normal two step verification without the extra user interaction.

It would roughly work like this:

1: Visit the site on your desktop/notebook PC and it will send out a non-human audible noise.
2: Your smart phone would pick this up and relay this back to the website thus logging you in.

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21Posted:

Potion This seems like a reply secure method of logging in but also, completely not needed at the same time.


Exactly. It seems like a 100% pointless idea, IMO.

OasisPosted:

So every time it'll send a different non human noise? Wtf. Sounds a bit overkill but I can see the perks.

SzaPosted:

I_Sold_A_Fatkid
NBC This is pretty cool. But why does google have interest in it?


its google why wouldnt they


Well google should lol they have a interest in most things

I_Sold_A_FatkidPosted:

NBC This is pretty cool. But why does google have interest in it?


its google why wouldnt they

SwiftPosted:

NBC This is pretty cool. But why does google have interest in it?


Why would they not, they want control of everything they can get their hands on.

Next they are going after toasters.

GaryPosted:

This seems like a reply secure method of logging in but also, completely not needed at the same time.

NBCPosted:

This is pretty cool. But why does google have interest in it?

-DanPosted:

its a great idea and will be interesting to see how well it worksr

322Posted:

Skeletons could be useful. but google is just taking over all of the small companies. All it takes to be safe on the internet is common sense.


sometimes caution isn't always enough. "Java drive by" is an example.

TurtleOrgansPosted:

google is on a buying spree