In late December 2022, a team of scientists from several US universities published a paper on wiretapping. The eavesdropping method they explore is rather unusual: words spoken by the person you’re talking to on your smartphone reproduced through your phone’s speaker can be picked up by a built-in sensor known as the accelerometer. At first glance, this approach doesn’t seem to … [Read more...] about A new method of wiretapping smartphones using an accelerometer
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iPhone 5S Includes New 'M7' Motion Coprocessor for Health and Fitness Tracking
During Apple's iPhone media event today, SVP Phil Schiller announced that the new iPhone 5S includes a new "M7" chip, also known as a "motion coprocessor", that works alongside the new phone's A7 chip to continuously measure motion data. The new chip captures motion data from the compass, accelerometer and gyroscope to enable a new generation of health and fitness apps for … [Read more...] about iPhone 5S Includes New 'M7' Motion Coprocessor for Health and Fitness Tracking