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China Gathers ‘Voiceprints’ for New Identification Technology, Raising Privacy Concerns | The Epoch Times

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China has developed a new voice recognition system, connecting speakers’ voice features to their identification information for the purpose of building a database of “voiceprints.”

The system will be used for authentication of people’s identities on the internet, as well as in the areas of medical treatment, education, financial services, transportation, and tourism, according to the Chinese regime’s state-run news agency Xinhua.

From China Gathers ‘Voiceprints’ for New Identification Technology, Raising Privacy Concerns | The Epoch Times.

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