Smiling sun, flames, guitar, penguin… that is just one combination of emojis that a person might use to log into their bank account instead of using a PIN number. UK technology firm Intelligent Environments announced the launch of “the world’s first emoji-only passcode,” because emojis are “mathematically more secure” than four-character PIN numbers as well as easier to remember. The company claims, emojis as a PIN “will prevent hackers from identifying common and easily obtainable numerical passcodes, like a date of birth or a wedding anniversary.”

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