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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (4 children)

So apparently the new shit spam evil calls can record the most minimal sample of your voice and then spoof it to your friends and family…

It almost seems worth saying nothing until ‘they’ say something, but then, what if they are a spoofed caller…

Oh shit. Just don’t use phones any more.

[–] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you don't recognize the number, answer in a funny accent. That's how you defeat the voice harvesters.

ring ring Sombrero repair, como es?

ring ring [deep voice] Investigations.

ring ring HJECKIN?

ring ring [high pitched voice] OOIIO BO IMA SO GLAD YE RANG DOLLINGA

ring ring thinkyefurcullinpapajhonzzewoodyalacktatryourpapalopadoussoosageasperigusdoughdopoloostoday?

ring ring [monkey noises]

ring ring OOOOOHHHHHHHH COME ON EILEEN, I BEG OF YA PLEASE

ring ring [raspy voice] Jerome?

ring ring [dictation voice, right up against microphone] THANK YOU FOR FALLING KMART. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT SO WE MAY DIRECT YOUR CALL

ring ring [moaning so intense it would make Sarah Grey blush]

ring ring WEAR MAH CHIL' SUPPORT AT JEROME

ring ring [play Gilbert Garfield directly into microphone]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Then they just scam your friends family with you doing a funny voice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

ring ring "Drinking urine and help with kidney stones"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Unless I am expecting a call, such as a delivery I just dont answer phone calls, if it's important they will call again, if it's less important they can message me like a normal human being.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I had a friend try to use AI to mimic my voice and make me say some goofy stuff and it sounded nothing like me, so I think I've lucked out on that front

It has been a while though, and it's possible the technology has progressed to be able to clone my uncloneable voice

!I was tempted to say chat member but I hate advertising or talking about that at all, so enjoy this spoiler explaining something that didn't need explaining!<

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I mostly don't ever answer calls I don't recognize, and even the ones I do I don't often answer if I'm at work etc. I've only answered calls when it's for something important being delivered, fixed, or scheduled (recent examples in same order: TV, Internet, renting a place(less recent, but all I could think of)).