Australian Journalist Able to Access Centrelink Account Using AI Audio of Own Voice
March 15, 2023
A Guardian journalist was able to verify their identity and gain access to their own Centrelink self-service account using AI-generated audio of their own voice along with their customer reference number, shortly after voiceprint was deployed for ID verification.
- Alleged deployer
- australian-taxation-office, services-australia
- Alleged developer
- centrelink
- Alleged harmed parties
- centrelink-account-holders
Source
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