Well the Israelis have done it again. When it comes to spy
gadgets this one is nothing short of incredible. You can actually monitor
a computer via the sounds it makes. Well let me explain how it works
(compliments of the magazine Economist).
How it works: There are two parts to this nifty
technology. The first is the listening device. Did you know that
each key on the keyboard makes a unique sound? Did you also know that as
the computer runs programs that the noise it makes is unique for each of those
processes? So this device can monitor in real time that information and
then send it back to a home base. But this is not all. If the spy
wants to get the data in the computer itself, then they have but to send a fake
email and have it opened. Once accomplished the email sends an encrypted
file into the computer which decodes its software and makes it easier to digest
information. What I mean by this is that it allows the device to more
easily decode and absorb the electronic noises and thus opens the entire
computer and its files to being copied. So for as long as the device and
or the program goes undetected, a spy can monitor everything that goes on with
your computer.
Conclusion: Scary isn't it. By simply
having a listening device setup, you can decode what a person is typing up on
a keyboard and what program(s) they may be running. If you add the
decoding program, then you no longer have any privacy on your computer.
The device to monitor the computers noise does not necessarily have to be
in the same room, it just has to be able to listen to what's going on (like say
from a drone). And for all we know, they may be able to decode from more
things than just sound? For instance computers generate heat, and also
electrons move in the computer as it goes through its various processes.
So who knows if they have the ability to detect and translate that as
well? Everything we do is capable of being monitored, so we have to
figure out where our privacy begins and or safety ends.
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