New voice verification technology prevents impersonators from obtaining voiceprints
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Computer users have learned to preserve their privacy by safeguarding passwords, but with the rise of voice authentication systems, they also need to protect unique voice characteristics. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Language Technologies Institute (LTI) say that is possible with a system they developed that converts a user's voiceprint into something akin to passwords.