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Open source laser microphone picks up laptop keystrokes (www.wired.com)

submitted 2 months ago by communism@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is visible to security cameras

[–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Ahh ok, that's what you meant before I guess

Since that function is usually meant for night vision, I wonder how well a security camera can pick out the laser during the day i.e. when the IR sensors are being swamped by daylight also coming in through the window