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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by EGreg on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:58PM (#17023692)
So you simply tell google a cookie that it would keep safe, to prove it’s google when calling. Presumably it wouldn’t be on speakerphone at the time.

Have you ever wondered the same thing about your favorite OS’s admin credentials dialog? What if an app spoofs it?

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by lozenge on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @04:25AM (#17028204)
On Windows, there's a group policy to require Ctrl-Alt-Del before the UAC prompt asks for your password. It's impossible for an application to hijack that key combination.
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