JERUSALEM: Internet giant Google is acquiring SlickLogin, an - TopicsExpress



          

JERUSALEM: Internet giant Google is acquiring SlickLogin, an Israeli developer of sound-based password alternative, in an acqui-hiring deal, which means SlickLogins staff and knowledge will be integrated into Google. SlickLogin confirmed the deal on its website on Sunday. Today were announcing that the SlickLogin team is joining Google, Xinhua quoted the three founders of the young start-up as saying. They added that Google shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating... We couldnt be more excited to join their efforts. No financial figures of the transaction were disclosed. SlickLogin was founded less than a year ago. The company is based on a novel idea to enable end users to log-in easily into password-protected websites by using a uniquely generated sound. The company is yet to launch a commercial product and accrued clients, so the deal actually represents an acquisition of the technology itself. According to CNET, SlickLogin develops technology that allows websites to generate nearly silent tones through a users computer speakers as a verification replacement for passwords. An app on the users nearby smartphone picks up the unique audio signal, analyzes it, and send it back to the sites servers for login.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:56:16 +0000

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