“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
The article titled, “ Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication” discusses how the fingerprints and smudges which are left on a phone screen while tapping and swiping away may contain an unseen chemical “password” that could one day be used to unlock those very same devices. A team of researchers at the University at Albany propose that smartphones, smartwatches and other mobile and wearable devices could authenticate users through the unique metabolites in their skin secretions. “The device will measure and learn the patterns of levels of certain metabolites on your skin. It means the device will know it’s you,” Halámek explained in an interview with Forensic Magazine. “And then, in case somebody will steal it from you, like me for example, and put it on my hand—my levels are different than yours. So the device will logout or disconnect, switch off—that’s the concept.”
This advancement in both fields: forensics and technology will be very impactful in mobile device security, yet the limits are endless if it were to be developed. I would be a significantly more secure way to lock your device. Instead of typing in a code, or using the very faulty and easily copied fingerprint scanner, you will definitively be the only person to have access to whatever is locked. With the release of the iPhone X, the craze was all focused on the facial scanner, yet using a chemical password will be significantly more incredible.
I think the paragraph was very well written and easy to understand in that it was clear and concise. However, it may have been too concise - I wished there had been more information with regards to the technology behind the chemical scanning system. However, this information may still be confidential or unknown.
9 comments:
Liam Grealy
November 17th
Current Event #8
Mr. Ippolito
Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
Jack reviewed the article “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication”. He did a good job touching upon the important point of this article, describing how smart devices could authenticate users through the unique metabolites in their skin secretions.. In addition to this, Jack was able to talk about the relevance of this article, I found it very relanvent as it talks about smartphones which play a huge part in life now. A last thing he did well, was accurately criticize what the author could have done to make the article better. I agree with him when he said that the article was too vague and he could have summed up the important points better and included more detail.
Although Jack did a good job addressing the main points, I think he could have gave more details in his summary. One last thing that Jack could have worked on was add additional information on the topic, although he did a good job summarizing it, I had to go back into the article to clear up any questions I had about the article.
One thing I was impressed with from reading this article and review is how scientists are making advances which may lead smartphones to be unlocked with just levels of certain metabolites on your skin.
Alex Rizzo
Mr. Ippolito
Forensic Science
November 17th, 2017
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
For my review, I will be talking about Jack Harwoods critique of, “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretion Could Contain Chemical ‘Password’”. The first point well presented in Harwood’s current is the way in which he first summarized the article effectively by avoiding to many details but portraying the entire story without leaving any thing out. The is important because sometimes when writers summarize they often tell the entire story over again which is unnecessary. Another aspect of the review that was well written was Harwood’s transition from the summary of the article to why the article is important. Without saying why the article is important to forensic science, the review means nothing in the context of the class. Finally, Harwood did a good job putting his own opinion about the article in the end of his review; making sure his opinion did not affect how he wrote the beginning of the article.
One point that would make the review better was if he left out the part about the iphone X. I think this part was a little bit unnecessary and didn’t have anything to do with Forensic Science. Also, His article would have been better if he had shortened his introduction a little bit. I think that it was just a little bit too long.
I think, overall, Harwood did a great job with the critique and should receive full credit on the assignment. I think that his topic was, also, interesting and worth reading, but also had to do with Forensic Science.
Charlotte Prior
Current Event 9 Comment
11/24/17
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
I read Jack’s review of the article “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” , the article was about how the fingerprints and smudges which are left on a phone screen while tapping and swiping away may contain an unseen chemical “password” that could one day be used to unlock those very same devices. One thing that the author did well in their review is include the relevance of this story. He also made sure to include his own opinion. Finally, the author also included a quote from the article which made the review a good one.
Although Jack did a good job, there could have been some improvements. Some sentences could have been reworded but this did not affect the overall meaning of the review. He also could have included more examples from the text to give a better perspective to the review.
Before reading this I had not heard about the testing of chemical fingerprints. I learned a lot from reading this review and think that this is a relevant topic that should be studied more.
Zixi Chen
Mr. Ippolito
Forensics
28 November 2017
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
Jack Harwood’s review on the article “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretion Could Contain Chemical ‘Password’” was very well written. One of the things that I liked most was that he opened the review by giving his readers a clear description about the new discovery of a possible “password” which he was writing about. He also listed some possibilities that this “password” can be used for to open the readers’ minds and to engage them. Also, Jack provided some direct quotes from the original article. This would make the readers trust his review more and establish his review’s credibility. Lastly, the article that he chose was relevant to both Forensic Science and today’s society. Jack’s mentioning of the facial recognition, the mobile device securing method used by iPhone X, also made the article more interesting for the readers to read.
Even though this review is very well written, there are some areas for possible improvements. First of all, it would be very nice if Jack can include more details about the way this new password words and whether each person’s individual skin password would change over time. Second of all, Jack could use better transitioning sentences between paragraphs to make them more smooth and easy to read.
I really enjoyed reading about this possibility of a new Chemical “password” because cyber security is becoming a bigger issue as technology is used more frequently in our daily lives. A new type of password may help protecting people’s information and money. The only thing I am concerned with a skin characteristic based chemical password is that people’s skin may change as weather, health, and age changes. A password of this kind may not be valid for a long time.
This article went into how smudges and fingerprints that are left on phones and tablets can be used to unlock the very same electronic devices. This analysis was concise and very collected in itself. This increased its readability and made the analysis a lot more enjoyable and digestible. The language was not over complicated and overly-scientific so that it was very easy to understand, which was good considering how important this topic was. The topic was something that was well chosen and I felt as if the author chose it very specifically due to the relevance it has to us. It is an important thing to come to terms with, since most of our personal information will be on phones and computers. They also went very well into their analysis and explained its significance in a way that was very understandable and there was a clear train of thought and a plan before it was written.
There were a few things I would have edited to make the whole analysis a bit better in its quality. The author could have used less quotes, because especially in the first paragraph, a big amount of the text came from quotes. The quotes were good, but they could have been expanded on. This leads to my second point which is about the length of the analysis. It could have been a little longer and a little bit more scientific. It was very strong on its explanations, but there was not a lot of actual scientific data or explanations of the science used. That would be an important adage, because this is a scientific course.
I think the analysis was about a very important topic. This will be a prevailing issue in the future as phones continue adapting and hackers adapt along with them and so it is important that we stay alert at these possibilities and keep our information safe.
Sophia Kocur
November 26
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
I read Jack’s review of the article “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” , the article was about how the fingerprints and smudges which are left on a phone screen. He did a good job touching upon the important point of this article, describing how smart devices could authenticate users through the unique metabolites in their skin secretions.. In addition to this, Jack was able to talk about the relevance of this article, I found it very relanvent as it talks about smartphones which play a huge part in life now. A last thing he did well, was accurately criticize what the author could have done to make the article better. I agree with him when he said that the article was too vague and he could have summed up the important points better and included more detail.
Even though this review is very well written, there are some areas for possible improvements. First of all, it would be very nice if Jack can include more details about the way this new password words and whether each person’s individual skin password would change over time. Some sentences could have been reworded but this did not affect the overall meaning of the review. He also could have included more examples from the text to give a better perspective to the review.
I really enjoyed reading about this possibility of a new Chemical “password” because cyber security is becoming a bigger issue as technology is used more frequently in our daily lives. Before reading this I had not heard about the testing of chemical fingerprints. I learned a lot from reading this review and think that this is a relevant topic that should be studied more. A new type of password may help protecting people’s information and money. The only thing I am concerned with a skin characteristic based chemical password is that people’s skin may change as weather, health, and age changes. A password of this kind may not be valid for a long time.
YiFei Wu
Mr. Ippolito
11.27.2017
Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretion Could Contain Chemical ‘Password’
Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
Jack did a really good job of providing a decent amount of details in his article, telling audiences about the truth. In “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” It described how the fingerprints can smudge the screen. “The device will measure and learn the patterns of levels of certain metabolites on your skin. It means the device will know it’s you,” “And then, in case somebody will steal it from you, like me for example, and put it on my hand—my levels are different than yours. So the device will logout or disconnect, switch off—that’s the concept.” This quote explains to us the concept of the device. Jack did a great job on pointing out the most important part in the article. He was right, the original article is a little bit vague and should include more details. Even though this is a very well written comment, but I think Jack could improve his summary and comment on explain to us how the password and skin password in technology work, as well as including more examples in his comment to clarify the meaning of that technology.
He did a great job summarizing this article as well as telling us the significance of crime scene investigation related to our daily life.
Griffin Garbarini
Forensics
Mr. Ippolito
11/28/17
Current Event 10
MLA Citation (with Link):
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
Comment:
Mr. Jack Harwood, who is a strange author, did a fantastic job with his review of the Forensics Magazine article “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” regarding the bodily fluids left on a phone that can be used to identify the user. Jack’s first strong aspect of the review was that he provided a lot of background information regarding the new scientific discovery used in scientific discovery. He did a fantastic job including background information regarding who was affected, any possible criminal who used a smart phone and left their sweat, and what was the problem regarding the safety of personal privacy. Secondly, Jack did a great job of incorporating quotes from the article regarding the standards of the privacy and criminalistics. Specifically he included the quote that “The device will measure and learn the patterns of levels of certain metabolites on your skin. It means the device will know it’s you.“ Finally, I was very skeptical about how Jack made a seriously strong connection between forensics and the article
The article review was great, however Jack does have some room for improvement in some areas. Us readers would really have liked to know about the how forensic investigators will deal and investigate this in our future. He could have gone into depth about specific practices they do that would help determine someone's identity. Secondly, I would have liked to see more analysis of privacy regulation of smartphones.
Mr. Jack Harwood did a good job reviewing the article from Forensics Mag and has room to improve. The article brought light to an unspoken topic: the physical privacy of phones in the United States. If anyone who attacked me and used my phone I hope that forensic criminalists will be able to identify the attacker.
I read Jack’s review of the article entitled, “Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication” from Forensic Magazine, and I thought it was overall a very good critique. I thought that Jack did a very good and concise job of summarizing the article, and his topic was made very clear. I also enjoyed the use of quotes, which helped strengthen his summary as well. I also liked how Jack included his own opinion on the article at the end of the critique in detail, which helped to strengthen it overall.
Although I overall enjoyed Jack’s critique, there are certain things that could have been improved. I think that Jack could have included more of his opinion on the article as opposed to just talking about the facts of the article in detail. I also think that correcting a few grammatical errors would make his critique much clearer and easier to follow.
I really enjoyed Jack’s critique overall, and I found this article to be very interesting. I chose to review Jack’s critique as I wanted to learn about this article in detail.
“Virtual Case Notes: Sweat, Skin Secretions Could Contain Chemical 'Password' for Future Mobile Authentication.” Forensic Magazine, 16 Nov. 2017, www.forensicmag.com/news/2017/11/virtual-case-notes-sweat-skin-secretions-could-contain-chemical-password-future-mobile
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