Researchers at the Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology and the S J College of Engineering in India have claimed to develop gait biometrics, a modality that identifies individuals from their style of walking, according to VNUNet.com. By taking a series of side view shots of someone’s walk cycle in conjunction with their body size, they claim they can identify an individual from a distance.

This new method of biometrics has the ability to identify individuals from a distance, something researchers believe will give security personnel a better chance at preventing a potential threat.

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