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"SlickLogin, a startup that lets users use a sound emitted by their smartphone either as a replacement for a password or as an additional 2-factor security layer, has placed a notice on its website today saying that it's been acquired by Google.\r\n\r\nAccording to Geektime, the deal is worth &amp;quot;several million&amp;quot; and is an acqui-hire rather than a full product acquisition. It will be interesting to see how the Israel-based SlickLogin team's ideas get rolled into Google products. Could we see Authenticator making noises in the future?\r\n\r\nUpdate:\u00A0We have confirmed that SlickLogin's team of three has joined Google in an acqui-hire deal and will be working from its Israeli R&amp;amp;amp;D center. Given that the startup is mere months old with no external funding, it seems likely that Geektime's report of a low valuation is correct. There's no word on whether Google plans to implement sound-based 2-factor authentication but it's our understanding that the team will be working on innovative security solutions as part of the company's growing Israeli presence.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Google acquires Israeli security startup SlickLogin [Geektime]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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