Microsoft has patented a cryptocurrency mining system that
leverages human activities, including brain waves and body heat, when
performing online tasks such as using search engines, chatbots, and
reading ads. “A user can solve the computationally difficult problem
unconsciously,” the patent reads.
Crypto System Leveraging Body Activity Data
Microsoft Technology Licensing, the licensing arm of Microsoft Corp., has been granted an international patent for a “cryptocurrency system using body activity data.” The patent was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on March 26. The application was filed on June 20 last year. “Human body activity associated with a task provided to a user may be used in a mining process of a cryptocurrency system,” the patent reads, adding as an example:
A brain wave or body heat emitted from the user when the user performs the task provided by an information or service provider, such as viewing advertisement or using certain internet services, can be used in the mining process.
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