A team of design graduates have developed a wearable device that is hidden in the mouth as a “surveillance-proof” authentication method that could replace fingerprints and facial recognition.
The device, called Stealth, would keep users’ sensitive, digital information safe by replacing passwords with an authentication interface that verifies the user’s identity using mouth biometrics.
Sharing a visual likeness to dental wire retainers, the Stealth device would be worn on the roof of the mouth and work similarly to fingerprint recognition, identifying the individual via the unique patterns of their rugae – the ridges or folds of skin located on the mouth’s palate.
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