[ExI] Do you have a secret family pass phrase?

[Brent Allsop]

Thanks BillK
We have a family Christmas dinner tomorrow, and we're going to come up with
our family secret passphrase, thanks to this.





On Wed, Dec 25, 2024 at 5:05 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> It only takes three seconds of audio content for AI to clone someone’s
> voice. And one call from a scammer to trick you into thinking a
> ‘friend’ needs money.
> Scammers will often use a method called spoofing, which is when they
> make a call or text look like it’s coming from someone you know.
> AI is making it too easy to fake videos, phone calls or texts.
>
> BillK
>
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> You need to create a secret password with your family
> written by Elijah       December 25, 2024
>
> <
> https://whatsnew2day.com/you-need-to-create-a-secret-password-with-your-family/
> >
> Quotes:
> There have been increasing calls for people, and particularly
> families, to create passphrases or passwords for each other. In early
> December, the FBI issued a recommendation that people create a “secret
> word or phrase with their family to verify their identity,” and
> British bank Starling has also published guidelines on how to create
> safe phrases with other people. It’s a simple, if not new, approach
> that can be potentially effective. For example, if you receive a
> message or call from your “son” or “daughter” urgently asking for
> money to get out of a tight spot, asking them to provide a previously
> agreed-upon passphrase can reveal whether it is really them.
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