Listen "Could our faces replace passports as ID?"
Episode Synopsis
Crowdscience revisits the evidence on the best forms of biometric identification. Earlier in the year we explored digital fingerprints, gait (walking style) recognition and iris scanners. Today presenter Anand Jagatia looks at systems which use your face and your voice to identify you. One airline is currently testing facial recognition in airports as a means of replacing your passport. Meanwhile, Anand tries to fool a speech recognition system that measures over a thousand characteristics of your voice in order to protect your identity. But will it be able to cope if you have a cold?Presented by Anand Jagatia
Produced by Marijke Peters.Picture: Facial Recognition
Credit: Getty Images
Produced by Marijke Peters.Picture: Facial Recognition
Credit: Getty Images
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