MadBits 89 points a month ago

FYI: Any speaker can and will be used as a microphone.

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cyberpunk007 30 points a month ago

We're really fucked aren't we.

So just remove my sim card and unplug my firewall? Got it.

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MadBits 40 points a month ago

You would be surprised about the capabilities we had in 1970-80s for spying, with way way less technology than what we have today. At this point I think privacy is just a myth, we can literally use light to listen on people by having it bounce off of their windows and interpreting it back as sound. As a side note, rich people do use windows with a vibrating feature exactly to block this old method. There's literally very little you can do if you are targeted by the government. (Except leaving the country, if possible)

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ScrambledEggs 8 points a month ago

Instructions unclear. Burned house down.

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Impractical_Island 2 points a month ago

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magic_smoke 13 points a month ago

Disable your speakers and run your audio out through an amp/speaker-bar that has no internet connection.

You might not be able to stop Jack Bauer from personally tracking you, but the sort of dragnet surveillance most people are worried about can still, for now, be mitigated with effort.

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MadBits 3 points a month ago

Depends. If we're talking about malware targeting a TV OS, doing that will not really improve things. Another side note, a soundbar might include a microphone. (Most do)

Overall, it is a viable solution, but I wouldn't bet on it at all if I were to go for full privacy.

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FordBeeblebrox 2 points a month ago

My tv has precisely 2 cables going in. One for power, one for HDMI from the receiver.

But what about the PS5, or the laptop, or the Xbox if I want to play something? I’ve air gapped the tv but the stuff it’s displaying is connected to the router.

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YiddishMcSquidish 6 points a month ago

Independent application ftw

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naevaTheRat 5 points a month ago

Anything that has an electrical property change when vibrating can be a microphone.

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blackbrook 4 points a month ago

This is a good reason to use old school passive speakers that need an amp and speaker wire.