Voice Recognition is not security technology, but is it anything more than a false sense of security?

A gentle reminder that while #voiceprint technology was dubious from the get-go, is has of late been firmly discredited by #security professionals and researchers around the world.
Just because banks and telcos - notorious for suffering from a perennially false sense of security - continue to push this "feature" onto callers, it doesn't mean that you have to also drink the Kool-Aid.

Click to read the referenced article: How secure are voice authentication systems really? | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)

Such technology could not pass proper vendor due diligence without a golf course handshake and definitely would raise serious #risk flags under any rigorous security testing.
Be sure to enforce your #privacy right to opt-in consent and demand proof of prompt deletion when you opt out (otherwise refer to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada/Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada vs Rogers Communications #PIPEDA case #2022-003).

(with a tip of the hat to pros such as Andre Kassis, Urs Hengartner and Rachel Tobac for moving the needle in this regard) #ai #voice #idtheft