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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 80 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (18 children)

Voiceprinting as an identification for wealthy bank clients grew popular more than a decade ago, with customers typically asked to utter a challenge phrase into the phone to access their accounts.

ha, I thought it was just a movie trope

sometimes it feels like banks will use literally anything but recommended practices for multi-factor authentication

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Even ISPs do this where I am. You don't have to utter anything specifically but if they detect your voice being drastically different from what they have on file, they'll lock you out before you even talk to a real person. Not sure how I feel about it tbh

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

what the hell does an ISP want with that, that's nuts

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I guess it's mostly for their cell services to avoid SIM jacking and stuff. But I agree

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