HSBC - No More Passwords

[Bambino]

Bank introducing voice and fingerprint recognition for online customers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35609833

[Cleoriff]

I saw this earlier @Bambino. It appears it's only available for iPhone customers at present? Unless I have missed something....

Touch ID is available on all Apple mobile devices for both HSBC and First Direct. Customers must download the mobile banking app and follow the instructions to link their fingerprint to it

[Bambino]

From the way I read it, @Cleoriff, and from the BBC News at One report, customers will be able to use voice recognition only, which acknowledges the fact that not all HSBC customers have iPhones with fingerprint scanners.

[jonsie]

It seems to be the future but it will have to be very sophisticated to recognise vocal traits if you have a nasal cold causing congestion or a sore throat.

[Cleoriff]

If that's so it's better news. I did see some of this at 1pm and one reporter was asking if it worked if someone used a recording of your voice. Apparently it is able to detect this and refuse access

[MI5]

It isn't to be confused with "voice recognition" as it's "voice printing" which is something completely different.
It's not what's said but how it's said.

[Bambino]

I think it will get confused. Even the BBC article called it 'voice recognition'. It's a phrase people have become accustomed to.

[MI5]

Yes, I heard that inaccuracy as reported by them on the radio - this is party the reason why people are wary of it when not even the BBC can feature it accurately.

[Curr946]

Yeah head this on the new today to. Must say I'm intrigued. If the technology improves then it could be useful but don't think it's as secure as they are making out.

[jonsie]

My conversation would go, hello this is jonsie, kindly do me the favour of loaning me £10K and I'll pay you back in full when I get to Thailand! I will say it very sincerely....