BBC and Microsoft partner to develop experimental iPlayer service capable of identifying users by their voices

The BBC is collaborating with Microsoft to develop a proof of concept next generation iPlayer streaming service which could allow it to eavesdrop on living rooms to assist it in suggesting programmes to watch.
By harnessing voice data emanating from the world around it the BBC wants to go head to head with the likes of Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home to offer a more personalised service.
The scope of this nascent iPlayer is such that it should be able to work out who is watching it and even