In <kl3Wc7OMc50eRIr810@nsb.fv.com> "Nathaniel Borenstein" wrote:
We have a few pages of C code that scan everything you type on a keyboard, and selects only the credit card numbers. How easy is that to do with credit card numbers spoken over a telephone?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In: <sl3SprmMc50eAWY4U=@nsb.fv.com> "Nathaniel Borenstein" wrote:
I used to trust the telephone not to be tapped in a selective way based on keyword recognition, but in recent years, with the improvement in voice recognition technology, I have stopped trusting it that way, and I know plenty of other people have too -- if you say "NSA" into a cellular call, you are probably inviting an eavesdropper.
Can you make up your mind, please? Do you regard automated voice recognition as a threat to your privacy, or not? Is there some reason you think it's lot easier to recognize a spoken "NSA" than "Three One Four One Five Nine Two Six Five Four"? Consistancy is a wonderful thing - you should try it sometime. speaking strictly for myself Peter Trei ptrei@acm.org PS: I've kept a log of this whole silly thread. It will not be forgotten.