On: How to lose a fortune with one bad click

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Have you ever answered a robocall, and the first thing they ask is "Can you hear me OK?" or "My Bluetooth is acting up. Can you hear me?"

They want to record your voice, saying "yes."

I always say "I can hear you." I never say "yes," or anything like that, during the short time I'm on the line with them.

However, that is probably not valid, anymore, because they just need to record a fairly short segment of your voice, to generate a deepfake.

[lukan → ChrisMarshallNY]

If it is a robocall, I would hang up and not say yes. Otherwise "I can hear you" and avoiding saying yes is good advice.

And as for deepfakes, I assume they become good and widespread enough soon, that no telephone contracts become enforcable.