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Smart Phones Could Hear Your Password

Submitted by mt53 on Tue, 2011-10-18 11:45

The sensors inside modern smart phones present a range of security threats, and now the accelerometer is no exception. Used to detect when and how a phone is tilted, Patrick Traynor (Computer Science) has shown it can detect something else: keyboard vibrations. Source: Technology Review

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Atlanta, GA
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:17
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Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:17
 

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