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Offline Clive

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Snooping through the power socket
« on: July 13, 2009, 17:01 »
Power sockets can be used to eavesdrop on what people type on a computer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8147534.stm

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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 18:10 »
I find that difficult to believe.  :dunno:
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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 18:22 »
It's possible, but I don't see it as being particularly practical.
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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2009, 18:32 »
So, practically impossible?  :)
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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2009, 18:57 »
Or impractically possible. ;)
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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2009, 00:13 »
You are not paranoid if they really are out to get you Simon  :)x

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Re: Snooping through the power socket
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2009, 08:21 »
no one would go to that effort... well I guess you might if you are MI5 after some terrorists..
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