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Comment by anilakar

8 hours ago

Biometrics are "what you are", not "what you know" or "what you have".

Voice fingeprinting is essentially useless because it is easily recorded and reproduced.

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Sander_Marechal  8 hours ago

I have been telling people for years that biometrics (face, fingerprint, voice) is your username, not your password. But people are easily swayed by convenience.

  • noosphr  6 hours ago

    If your user name is tattooed on your forehead, yes.

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