*lol - it is a soundbyte just waiting to fail.... On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM, <discuss-requ...@blu.org> wrote:
> Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > discuss@blu.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > discuss-requ...@blu.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > discuss-ow...@blu.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fidelity voice-recognition security? (Daniel Barrett) > 2. Re: Fidelity voice-recognition security? (Kent Borg) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:27:41 -0500 > From: Daniel Barrett <dbarr...@blazemonger.com> > To: discuss@blu.org > Subject: [Discuss] Fidelity voice-recognition security? > Message-ID: <23060.21501.663030.241...@blazemonger.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Anyone here bank at Fidelity? They are touting a new security feature > called "MyVoice" that opens up telephone access to your accounts > without a password. It uses voice recognition to verify your identity. > > https://www.fidelity.com/security/fidelity-myvoice/overview > > I declined the feature. Fingerprinting a voice uniquely over a > low-quality telephone line? I can't imagine that's more secure than a > non-obvious password. What does the security crowd here think? > > -- > Dan Barrett > dbarr...@blazemonger.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:44:34 -0500 > From: Kent Borg <kentb...@borg.org> > To: discuss@blu.org > Subject: Re: [Discuss] Fidelity voice-recognition security? > Message-ID: <e907dfd0-ed96-230d-8cf6-66bde4b12...@borg.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > On 11/21/2017 11:27 AM, Daniel Barrett wrote: > > Anyone here bank at Fidelity? They are touting a new security feature > > called "MyVoice" that opens up telephone access to your accounts > > without a password. It uses voice recognition to verify your identity. > > > > https://www.fidelity.com/security/fidelity-myvoice/overview > > > > I declined the feature. Fingerprinting a voice uniquely over a > > low-quality telephone line? I can't imagine that's more secure than a > > non-obvious password. What does the security crowd here think? > > Terrible idea. > > First question: How secure is it? I am skeptical. Did you see the story > about the 10-year old whose face was similar enough to what the neural > nets concluded his parents look like, that he could unlock either of > their Apple phones? Be skeptical. > > Second question: The idea seems to make access more convenient. But do I > WANT my retirement savings to be so convenient? Security through > cumbersomeness is real and has value. Safe deposit boxes are cumbersome > to access, too: and that is a feature. > > -kb > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 78, Issue 10 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss