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One example of an interface which you could possibly get rid of is the password-interface.

Identify people by voice, the way they type, walk, their body-shape, fingerprint (already used), whatever you can think of. Especially when combined this could identify someone pretty accurately.

Of course, using these features is only the first step. If it's still an interface, a "say your password screen and look into the camera", that's no real progress (apart from getting rid of passwords). But when using it while interacting to authorize the itneraction, it would have a great effect - like checking fingerprints on the keyboard or mouse or even better an automatic iris-scan or anything.

(Tried to build the first step of a prototype for this in my cs-bachelor-thesis)



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