Re:Headphones are collecting too much personal data (2019)
by throwaway_pdp09 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:21PM
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I wonder if wireless ones can be hijacked and requested to produce and ultra loud pulse to damage hearing. I suppose that's possible with wired ones buy I guess you'd need to broadcast plenty of energy for them to pick up, which makes it impractical, whereas with wireless ones you just need to get control of the signal. I'm guessing though.
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Re:Headphones are collecting too much personal data (2019)
by Marsymars on Sunday July 26, 2020 @08:37PM
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Depends on the type of wireless headphone. I can envision that as possible if you can break Bluetooth encryption and crank up the volume, but there are RF wireless headphones where the digital signal doesn't contain volume level, which is entirely on-device and only controllable with physical buttons.