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Tobias Mark Jensen's avatar

Very interesting read. Fascinating how a person's voice is not explicitly covered as biometric data under GDPR, yet it is such a central part to anyone's identity.

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Paul Backhouse's avatar

"...readily available voice cloning technology is something we cannot contain". No room for optimism here. This technology has the potential to undermine the very fabric of society, by destroying trust in all forms of electronic or broadcast communication. Never mind ineffective "regulation"... from fraud to geopolitical disruption, whenever or wherever discovered malevolent abuse of voice cloning will need to be made a criminal offence per se, with severe penalties and cross-border enforcement for there to be any chance whatsoever of containment.

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Jurgen Gravestein's avatar

Thanks for your reply, Paul! I foresee major challenges in enforcement if we were to deem cloning someone's voice a criminal offense, but I agree with your sentiment.

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Paul Backhouse's avatar

Challenging, but possible if we treat the human voice in a similar way to other owned entities that can be forged or faked like a banknote or old masters painting.

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Jurgen Gravestein's avatar

Thanks for your reply and the recommendation, much appreciated. It's going to be a bumpy ride, for sure. There is a huge task and challenge for journalists and online media to be even more vigilant and provide real-time, accurate reporting. Hopefully people will turn more to credible sources, not less.

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