Software to detect cloned mobile phones

The Central Forensic Laboratory at Hyderabad has developed software to detect cloned mobile phones, ("phone-cloners" replicate the code on an copied telephone and enable the users to make telephone calls which are then billed to the original subscriber) reports The Times of India.

"Called the Speaker Identification Technique, the software enables one to recognise the voice of a person by acoustics analysis.

These methods are only good at detecting cloning, not preventing damage. A better solution is to add authentication to the system.

But this means upgrading the software of the operators' network, and renewing the SIM-cards, which is not an easy or a cheap task."

Related articles:

-- Cell Phone Cloning Spreading Fast

-- South Korea fights back against phone-cloners and thieves

emily | 8:42 PM | Technology |
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