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Re:Show HN: I Built an Accent Changer App by tamimio on Thursday July 16, 2026 @11:46AM (#48936142)
It looks cool, but how do I know this is not a front to capture people’s voice fingerprints for other sinister usage?
Re:Show HN: I Built an Accent Changer App by wbemaker on Thursday July 16, 2026 @01:10PM (#48937263)
hmmm... What type of sinister usage?
Re:Show HN: I Built an Accent Changer App by tamimio on Thursday July 16, 2026 @02:37PM (#48938421)
Well not giving you ideas but voice signatures or prints are used in the wild, in wars or even civil cases, even in the US https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/01/31/137633/us-prison...
Re:Show HN: I Built an Accent Changer App by wbemaker on Friday July 17, 2026 @06:43AM (#48945664)
interesting. giving me a lot to think about