Smartphone PIN revealed by camera and microphone

Re:Smartphone PIN revealed by camera and microphone by wadetandy on Monday November 11, 2013 @11:23AM (#6712324)

It seems to me that if an attacker can get access to your microphone and camera, you have way bigger problems and they don't need your PIN at all.

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Re:Smartphone PIN revealed by camera and microphone by jpindar on Monday November 11, 2013 @11:51AM (#6712500)

So never install any apps that use the camera and microphone? Putting your finger over the camera when entering a PIN seems more practical.

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Re:Smartphone PIN revealed by camera and microphone by wadetandy on Thursday November 14, 2013 @01:35PM (#6734358)

But these apps shouldn't be running/accessing those devices when your phone is locked. If the apps can manage to get around that permissioning issue then they can control a lot of things directly, most likely, and don't need your PIN for much.

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