Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone

Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by christophilus on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:03PM (#18378528)

Because you may want to configure it. I close my laptop when it’s attached to an external monitor. The mic should stay on in that instance.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by function_seven on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:08PM (#18378541)

That would defeat the purpose wouldn’t it? Malware would also configure it.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by dpkonofa on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:25PM (#18378622)

Malware doesn't have access to the T2. Presumably, the T2 is configurable separately from the rest of the hardware or anything else the system would have access to.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by craftyguy on Sunday November 04, 2018 @07:31PM (#18378905)

Unless specifics about the implementation are public, it's safer to say "...until it (malware) does have access to the T2" in response to your comment.

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Re:Apple's T2 chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping o... by bunnycorn on Monday November 05, 2018 @01:06AM (#18380217)

The Secure Enclave has been around since the 2013 and never was infected with malware and it was not for the lack of trying.

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