Neowin News Feed for: Eavesdropping

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon partner admits your phone could listen to everything

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:02:01 +0000

An advertising partner of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon admitted that your smartphones and other devices can listen to everything you say for ad targeting. Read more...

Security researcher bags $107K bounty for hacking Google Home to spy on you

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:32:01 +0000

A security researcher recently discovered serious vulnerabilities in Google Home smart speakers that could allow an attacker to install a "backdoor" account on the device and gain remote access. Read more...

Android devices with Security Patch older than Dec 2021 remain vulnerable to security risk

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:40:01 +0000

Nearly all Android smartphones and devices packing MediaTek or Qualcomm with a Security Patch dated prior to December 2021 remain vulnerable to an RCE security bug that can allow eavesdropping. Read more...

Columbia Univ builds breakthrough algorithm that stops spying microphones from listening

Sayan Sen — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:18:02 +0000

The Columbia University's computer science department has developed a new algorithm that can be used to stop microphones and automatic speech recognition systems from spying on the public. Read more...