bmitchell wrote:
] The way you type is as unique as your eye color or speech
] patterns and can be used instead of a password to protect your
] computer, researchers at Louisiana Tech and Penn State say.

Is this really new information deserving of a patent? I'm positive there is prior art here.

] [ It seems to me that this has some serious problems, the
] first being it is easy to record, and a device can be made to
] play back keystrokes with correct timing.

The biggest problem with biometrics is that you cannot change them. If its "like a password" then once I've stolen it from you, you are totally out of luck.

RE: Researchers: Typing Style Can Be Password