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To Pay With Your Credit Card, Please Speak Up

Posted by samzenpus on from the voice-activated dept.

prostoalex writes "It's reasonable easy for a thief to steal the social security number and bank account information (which is printed on a check) as well as an address. The next generation of financial tools are fighting this problem. Business Week talks about voice verification in future debit and credit cards. "Here's how it works: A special sensor on the credit card stores its owner's previously recorded voiceprint in digital form. When the owner receives a new card, he or she speaks a password into the sensor on the card. If the voiceprint matches, the card is activated.""

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  1. I personally think this is their best idea so far. by peculiarmethod · · Score: 5, Funny

    I somehow get the feeling that wives, girlfriends, and daughters the world over will not like this one bit.

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  2. oh good! Cause that *CANT* be beaten by np_bernstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    where did I put that tape recorder again?

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    1. Re:oh good! Cause that *CANT* be beaten by JanneM · · Score: 5, Funny

      Checkout Chick: Why are you using a tape-recorder to say your password?
      Thief: Errr.... I have a cold. Yeah, that's it. A cold.

      Checkout Chick: Ok, like it's my problem or anything anyhow. Please enjoy all your new, easily resold wide-screen tv's.

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    2. Re:oh good! Cause that *CANT* be beaten by Ogerman · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have but one comment:

      Hello.. my.. name.. is.. Werner Brandes.. my.. voice.. is.. my.. passport.. verify.. me?

  3. Cracked in 4 seconds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Step 1:
    Build card reader for voice print
    Step 2:
    Download voice print to your MP3 player
    Step 3:
    PROFIT!

  4. Does anybody remember LAUGHTER? by Lapsed+Catholic · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was a /. article a few years ago about a biometric password scheme that remembered how you laughed. It became a running joke at work, where we have someone with a very distinctive laugh. We figured a scheme like that would become annoying really fast.

    Coworker A: huh huh huh... huh huh huh... it's not letting me in... huh huh huh... oh wait I think I changed it... huhhuhuhhuhuh huhhuhhuhuh... huhhuhuhhhuh... no, that doesn't work either huh huh huh...

    Coworker B: Here, I'll log in for you. hahahahah!

    Coworker A: Huh huh huh thanks!

  5. Re:Working in the wrong direction by Neil+Blender · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rather than working to make it harder to use a stolen credit card, companies should work at making it easier to find somebody using a stolen credit card. Maybe start requesting that stores associate a purchase with a time and a checkout lane, which could lead to accessing security camera archives once a purchase is claimed fraudulent by the account holder. I am sure there are more possibilities.

    Oh, man, I'd love to see a story about that posted on Slashdot. The comments. The comments! It would be hours of fun.