The Rise of Voice Biometrics for Mobile Phones

Voice biometrics is now the choice for authentication on mobile phones. According to researchers, they have come up with a means of overcoming the usual limits.

With everything including banking records, health records, photos, and contact lists available through your mobile phone, one of the greatest concerns is the ability to access such data securely. This explains why data holders and phone manufacturers have their eyes on biometric security systems, because of the need to identify individuals reliably.

The question now is which biometric system is best. The ones that are undergoing intense research are face, iris, and fingerprint recognition. For a mobile phone, the most appropriate choice is voice identification. Unfortunately, the approach has its limitations.

A good example is that your voice can change significantly because you are speaking in a hurry or due to an illness. Again, during authentication, recording your voice is easy. For these reasons, many groups have opted not to utilize voice biometrics.

Currently, RC Jonson, together with colleagues, claims to have a different approach that will help solve such problems. The new system is able to provide secure authentication and preserve the user’s privacy at the same time.