“At first I thought this was a reference to the movie Sneakers”
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At first I thought this was a reference to the movie Sneakers ( this video ), but after searching it seems Wells Fargo also does this, link .
Sneakers (1992): My Voice Is My Passport
108K views · Jun 10, 2013 · 0:54 · 0 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2017–2024
A one-minute clip from the 1992 film Sneakers in which characters defeat a voice-authentication system by splicing recorded phrases, ending on the line "My voice is my passport." It was posted to illustrate a post on government surveillance.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN invokes it as a joke or reference whenever voice cloning or voice authentication comes up.
What Hacker News said 6
“That was one of my first thoughts too [1].”
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That was one of my first thoughts too [1]. I doubt it currently will do so as it does sound fairly robotic. It does sound closer however than other demos I've heard so i think we're probably on the way. [1] this video
“Such a system should prompt two-factor auth.”
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Such a system should prompt two-factor auth. Once the license plate is recognized, an auth request is pushed to Andy's phone and then he verifies by voice. this video
“(Hint: )”
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Huh. This is strange. It's asking me to say "My voice is my passport. Authorize me." (Hint: this video )
“I will not be silent until authentication works like this”
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I will not be silent until authentication works like this: this video Or until it works like this: link And then logging in will look exactly like this: link
“That scene from Sneakers would be so different nowadays.”
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That scene from Sneakers would be so different nowadays. [1] "My voice is my passport. Verify me." [2] 1. link 2. this video