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Feature Stops Apps From Stealing Phone Users' Passwords

2 pointsby trendspotteralmost 12 years ago
Duke University's ScreenPass adds security to app logins on touchscreen devices.

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jffryalmost 12 years ago
Sounds like a great idea at least in principle - if you&#x27;re typing a password, tell the special password keyboard app where you expect it will go, and then firewall the app from sending it anywhere else.<p>In practice this app sounds like it&#x27;s at least as large a security hole, if not more:<p><i>ScreenPass guarantees that users always input passwords through the secure keyboard. It does this by using computer vision to periodically scan the screen for untrusted keyboards.</i><p>No thanks, I&#x27;d rather not.