Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance
by daenz on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @07:09PM
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Seems like an easy solution: randomize the PIN keypad layout with every key press.
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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance
by TOMDM on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @07:15PM
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If you wanted to take it a step further, the touch screen could have a very narrow viewing angle, have the angle of the screen automatically or manually rotate to the users eye level, and then someone standing next to you would just see a blank screen. With random keys on top of that, someone would literally have to poke their head over your shoulder to see.
Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance
by snogglethorpe on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @08:17PM
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If they're going to do that, they need to do it consistently...
Most ATMs around here don't randomize the layout, but every once in a while I come across one that does, and I've found that it's actually quite difficult to use the latter. Apparently I have my PIN memorized mainly through muscle memory... when using the randomized sort I've occasionally resorted to drawing a keyboard and looking at what numbers my fingers hit! ><