Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230

Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by bluGill on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:54PM (#42260188)

Even where it works, speakers are much worse microphones that dedicated microphones, and so the amount of data that can be gathered is low. Why bother when you probably have a microphone on the same PC that can capture far more sound?

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by bobthebutcher on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @06:01PM (#42260677)

I think there was a long period where a proper PC would frequently have only the cheap stereo speakers which are small enough to far outperform raw microphone leads. But I'm not sure this works that well in >=HDMI even if some monitor speakers might otherwise be ideal.

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by KeplerBoy on Thursday November 28, 2024 @04:04AM (#42263745)

This isn't about audio fidelity, this just about getting audible spoken words, which is definitely possible even with the worst microphone.

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