Phone Call 'Line Noise' Could Expose Thieves

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External News Details

Just as people's voices betray hints of the region they originate from, so, it turns out, do phone calls. Mustaque Ahamad (Computer Science), cofounder of Pindrop, discusses how the security company can extract specific information from the line noise on a call. Source: Technology Review

Additional Information

Groups

College of Computing, School of Computer Science

Categories
Computer Science/Information Technology and Security
Keywords
Georgia Tech Information Security Center; Information security; Mustaque Ahamad; Pindrop
Status
  • Created By: Michaelanne Dye
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 1, 2012 - 6:53am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm