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Is your voice your own? - The fallible recognition system.

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[ Session Name ] Is your voice your own? - The fallible recognition system. [ Primary Space ] Privacy and Security [ Secondary Space ] Decentralisation

[ Submitter's Name ] Tanzeel Khan [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla Reps / JMI New Delhi [ Submitter's GitHub ] tanzeelkhan

[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Nabeela Rizvi [ Other Facilitator 1's GitHub ] nabeelarizvi

What will happen in your session?

Voice-recognition system is the upcoming standard in the domain of authentication technologies. With the introduction of voice-based assistants (AmazonEcho, GoogleHome etc ) the future dependency on voice-based systems is on the rise. But your voice is yours alone – as unique to you as your biometrics. But with the advent of audio-editing and generating software (VoCo, Lyrebird etc) which can be used for spoofing, using your voice for authentication is about to get risky. In this session, we'll begin with the introduction to voice recognition, its uses, threats it is prone to through demonstrations followed by the discussion with the participants on possible solutions to develop more foolproof systems to prevent unauthorized access and other security threats due to impersonation.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

  1. The session aims at creating awareness about voice-recognition systems (VRS) and its uses for authentication and assistance.
  2. The threats VRS poses to our privacy and security by using vocal samples for unauthorized access, cloning voice for illegal purposes, etc. There will be demonstration on how voice impersonation can be used to access your personal data.
  3. The goal of discussions will be to bring out possible solutions or alternatives, such as multimodal biometric systems, decentralization of data that can help in making a more secure system.
  4. Proposals on organizational standards on the amount of data being requested from the users and transparency about its usage and storage.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

Projector, paper, pens and post-it notes

Time needed

less than 60 mins