SlickLogin, an Israeli startup and developer of smart identification technology through user smartphones has been acquired by Google for several million (the official transaction amount remains undisclosed). SlickLogin was founded under a year ago by Or Zelig, Eran Galili and Ori Kabeli. The company first unveiled its technology at TechCrunch Disrupt held last September. the company has yet to launch their product nor have they any customers to date.
SlickLogin obviates the need for additional hardware by relying on user smartphones, but unlike existing solutions, the company’s system does not require the user to receive a text message or move any given mobile device to their computer. Rather it performs the identification independently by playing an ultrasonic frequency from the mobile device. The system on the computer or any other device analyses the frequency for identification and no other additional identification process is required. If you look at the process side, it appears as if the user just types their username and password, since the rest of the process is carried out automatically and transparently when the two devices are near each other.
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