Rumors of eavesdropping smart devices have been circulating for many years. Doubtless, you’ve heard a tale or two about how someone was discussing, say, the new coffee machine at work, and then got bombarded with online ads for, yes, coffee machines. We’ve already tested this hypothesis, and concluded that advertisers aren’t eavesdropping — they have many other less dramatic … [Read more...] about Can TVs, smartphones, and smart assistants eavesdrop on your conversations?
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Spies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the Room
You might not believe it, but it's possible to spy on secret conversations happening in a room from a nearby remote location just by observing a light bulb hanging in there—visible from a window—and measuring the amount of light it emits.A team of cybersecurity researchers has developed and demonstrated a novel side-channel attacking technique that can be applied by … [Read more...] about Spies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the Room