To Customer Support To Customer Support

Gyroscopes on Android devices can be used to eavesdrop on users' conversations

  • 18 August 2014
  • 1 reply
  • 226 views
R
Rank
Userlevel 7
Author: Zeljka Zorz HNS Managing Editor/ Posted on 8/18/2014
 
If you think that denying an app permission to use your phone's microphone is enough to prevent it from listening in on your conversations, think again, as a group of researchers have demonstrated that the device's gyroscopes can serve as a crude microphone.


http://www.net-security.org/images/articles/business.jpg
"While the privacy risks associated with some sensors like a microphone (eavesdropping), camera or GPS (tracking) are obvious and well understood, some of the risks remained under the radar for users and application developers," the researchers noted in a paper.
 
Help Net Security/ full article here/ http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17266

1 reply

Ssherjj
Rank
Userlevel 7
Badge +62
Well Antus67, Does this mean I should of bought an iPhone as the article states here:
 
(On the other hand, iPhone's sensors are limited to frequencies below 100 Hz, so not enough data can be captured.)
 
 
Seems there is always some Security and Privacy issues with all these Smart Phones! Especially the Hardware that these Android Smartphones use!!:@
Windows Insider, iMac 2021 27 in i5 Retina 5, iMac OS Sonoma (14.3.1}, Security: iPads, W 10 & (VM:15), ALIENWARE 17R4, W10 Workstation, ALIENWARE 15 R6, W11, Webroot® SecureAnywhere™ Internet Security Complete (Android Samsung Galaxy Ultra Note 23, Webroot Beta Tester. Security

Reply


Terms & Conditions

© 2004 - Webroot Inc.

We have recently updated our Privacy Policies. We encourage you to read the full terms here.