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Your heartbeat could become your phone's password

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Because the exact size and shape of every human heart is completely distinct, your personal electrocardiogram rhythm acts exactly like a fingerprint. Advanced security systems are now adapting to recognize the unique electrical pattern of your heartbeat as an unhackable biological password.

Your heartbeat could become your phone's password
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