What is Voice Recognition Technology?
Voice recognition technology is a means of using the unique characteristics of a person’s voice including the rhythm of their vocal cords and the concavity of their mouth to create a “voice print” which is then used for identification purposes. According to David Gray of Voice Telemetry, LLC, voice recognition technology is a virtually foolproof way to guarantee information security. “Security is a big concern for all web-based businesses,” says Gray. Gray says that while most businesses rely on the user name/password combination to restrict access to their sites, such safeguards can be easily compromised when a user loses their access information or by hackers tampering with the site. Because of this, some companies – particularly those involved in matters of safety – have begun using biometrics to identify their users. The most common form of biometric recognition is the fingerprint. While certainly more secure than the traditional username/password combination, the fingerprint recog
