According to the source, the technique is aimed at detecting fraud online to prevent the theft of log-in credentials and other sensitive information, particularly in ecommerce and banking.
The company has declared that by using this system will be easier to detect thefts by identifying the areas of a page that users click on and whether they navigate with a mouse or keyboard or by analyzing the way they swipe through screens on a smartphone or tablet. The technology could identify sudden changes in online behaviour, which would then trigger a secondary authentication measure, such as a security question. It would work on a mobile device or computer.
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