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With the average person having at least five online accounts it can be a struggle to remember all of the usernames and passwords. But now there is a solution - access to all your security codes at the touch of a fingertip.
A new system, FingerID, uses fingerprint technology to automatically insert the correct password for whichever site you visit. It will be a godsend for people who use the same or similar passwords to get round having to remember so many.
This practise tends to leave them vulnerable to hackers which was demonstrated a few days ago when media firm Gawker had more than 1.3million passwords stolen.
It then urged subscribers to change their passwords because of fears that people will have used the same code on other sites, such as online banking.
Once you have registered with FingerID all you have to do is input your existing usernames and passwords for each of your online accounts, then scan your fingerprint.
Each time you want to access your accounts after that just touch your fingerprint into the system and all the information will be saved for you so you will never need to worry about remembering them again.
The system, developed by Southampton University student Sara Alotaibi as part of her Masters degree, could help protect against online fraud and identity theft.
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I'd avoid this like the plague. It's bad enough that people put so much info on their Facebook/Twitter accounts, add to this their fingerprints and hey presto, all the biometric info required has been given freely. It's a matter of time then before implants and retinal screening become part of daily life.
