Now your heart beats will be the key to security

Filed in archive Privacy and Security on March 26, 2007

Now your heart will tell whether you are in trouble or not!! You need to believe this since a Security Alert Tracking System has been launched by Third Eye and it alerts banks, casino and convenience stores administration if the heart of their employees begins racing. You just be wondering your heart could race for other reasons too (stop thinking dirty) but this system is aimed at detecting stress in employees and every system takes around six months to get used to the heart beat rhythm of a person. The company says that the heart beats could act as an input for security to the management and hence give warning against theft or emergency situation.

The system comprises of a wristband which measures the pulse rate and sends an RFID signal in case of detection of abnormal changes in heart beat. The wristband includes an RFID chip, battery, antenna and a biosensor for keeping a tab on the heart beat of the employee along with a unique ID for identification of the employee. The management can customize the manner in which it would like to receive the alert and hence use the video footage for getting hold of the situation. This could surely help in keeping the security personals informed and deal with any untoward incident.