Security News > 2018 > June > HMRC collected voiceprints of 5.1 million UK taxpayers

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has collected voiceprints of some 5.1 million UK taxpayers without their explicit consent, and won’t reveal whether these IDs are shared with other government departments. How does HMRC create voiceprints? Taxpayers who call the tax credits and self-assessment helplines are urged to repeat the phrase, “My voice is my password” before being able to access services. The recording is used to create a Voice ID of the user and … More → The post HMRC collected voiceprints of 5.1 million UK taxpayers appeared first on Help Net Security.

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