Experts have been predicting the demise of passwords for years, but the problem is no-one can agree what to replace them with.
Firms are already experimenting with biometric scanners and card readers, yet Google could soon replace passwords using sounds.
Israeli startup and verification app SlickLogin officially announced it had been bought by the tech giant earlier this week - and the app works by listening to unique 'songs' generated when people log in to their online accounts.
Users click a SlickLogin button on websites to generate this unique ‘song.'
The song is played through the speakers of a computer or laptop, and the SlickLogin app listens to this song to verify the user’s identity.
This song is inaudible to human ears, and can only be picked up by the phone's built-in microphone.
It can be used to replace passwords, or as part of a two-step authentication process.
SOURCE-DAILYM
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