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imoverclockedtoday at 2:19 PM3 repliesview on HN

So, you answer your phone to the scam and… now they have your voice too.

Talking on the phone is now an unmitigated liability.


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abirchtoday at 2:39 PM

A few years back, I would talk with scammers for a while to waste their time. Now I don't.

LPT: Please have a codeword or phrase that you use with your loved ones so even if the scammers use your voice, they won't know the phrase.

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gilleaintoday at 2:23 PM

The only solution? Answer the phone in an over the top comedy accent, such as Simpsons characters, or just whatever comes to mind.

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baxtrtoday at 2:54 PM

I somewhere read about a service that would use AI generated voices to combat these scam calls, basically talking to the forever. Forgot the name though...