129
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If just one person's phone is listening, it can communicate to other devices using ultrasonic signals about what keywords were heard. This is why a lot of apps request mic/speaker access when they have no real reason to do so.

https://www.wired.com/story/ultrasonic-signals-wild-west-of-wireless-tech/

this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2025
129 points (99.2% liked)

technology

23719 readers
139 users here now

On the road to fully automated luxury gay space communism.

Spreading Linux propaganda since 2020

Rules:

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS