The use of fingerprint reader on a new Global Entry Kiosk is demonstrated at Los Angeles International Airport September 7, 2011, as part of new security enhancements in the ten years following the September 11 attacks. Global Entry allows speedy clearanc
The use of fingerprint reader on a new Global Entry Kiosk is demonstrated at Los Angeles International Airport September 7, 2011, as part of new security enhancements in the ten years following the September 11 attacks. Global Entry allows speedy clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers upon arrival in the United States. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT) Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn

Online payment service firm, PayPal wants to replace all passwords with biometric identification systems as the company feels passwords no longer ensure enough security for people, as per reports.

Jonathan LeBlanc, PayPal's head of global developer advocacy, while making his presentation on ‘Kill All Passwords’ said, passwords do not ensure security for people and that is the reason why, passwords should be replaced with biometric identification systems such as embeddable, injectable and ingestible devices that would allow ‘natural body identification’, as per a report on Tech Times.

According to LeBlanc, there are a lot of intricacies involved in passwords as people often try out unique combinations of lowercase and uppercase letters, a symbol and a number in 8-character sequence, as quoted in the Tech Times report. Having different online accounts in various websites makes it difficult for users to remember passwords. As a result, they end up creating simpler passwords that are easier to remember but offer minimum security.

LeBlanc says, alternative methods should be considered to ensure maximum security. One of the procedures includes the insertion of a wireless silicon chip in the body that will record the electrical activity of the heart and relay it via wireless antennae to ‘wearable computer tattoos.’ The other method that could be used to replace password system is by using the ingestible capsules that can detect the glucose levels and other unique internal characteristics of the body. After identifying the internal characteristics, these capsules can communicate the details that can then be encrypted to defend it from hacking, reports Tech Times.

PayPal is working with tech firms to develop ways in which it can scan the veins in people’s hands and arms and identify an individual’s heartbeat to ensure safer access to online accounts. PayPal is looking forward to bring in changes in the identity field with the introduction of new and advanced techniques.

LeBlanc said the company is actively involved in discussing about new technologies for biometric verification but is not firm about adopting those, reports Tech Times. LeBlanc told the publication, it will take some time for ingestible and injectable identification devices to pick up and he was also optimistic about these devices.

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