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October 14, 2014

Voiceprints being harvested by the millions

  • At Vanguard Group many customers log in to their accounts by speaking the phrase: “At Vanguard, my voice is my password” into the phone.
    • By RAPHAEL SATTER
    Associated Press

    LONDON — Over the telephone, in jail and online, a new digital bounty is being harvested: the human voice.

    Businesses and governments around the world increasingly are turning to voice biometrics, or voiceprints, to pay pensions, collect taxes, track criminals and replace passwords.


     
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