[The mechanism] wisely hides or presents sensitive content by verifying who is holding the phone.
It uses sounds like notification tones to map and verify the user’s hand gripping the unit.
This makes the system tamper-proof, further strengthening the security and privacy of the gear.
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Cyberspace attorneySean Griffinis someone who has disabled audio notifications on their phone altogether.
He’s also skeptical about the real-world use of the handgrip authentication mechanism.
Griffin agrees and is doubtful about the handgrip authentication mechanism making it to a smartphone in the near future.
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