May 28, 2020

Pablo Escobar’s brother sues Apple for $2.6b over FaceTime flaw

Roberto Escobar says a FaceTime eavesdropping bug led to his address being leaked, assassination threats, and being forced into hiding.

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October 23, 2019

Alexa and Google Home phishing apps demonstrated by researchers

The researchers' "Smart Spies" apps showed how Amazon Alexa and Google Home users could be exposed to vishing and eavesdropping.

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October 22, 2019

Google chief warns visitors about smart speakers in his home

Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.

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October 08, 2019

Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug

Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another - this time in Signal.

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August 15, 2019

Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats

Facebook says it's paused the practice of collecting voice clips and sending them to employees to transcribe and analyze.

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July 23, 2019

Your Android’s accelerometer could be used to eavesdrop on your calls

Researchers have created an attack called Spearphone that uses the motion sensors in Android phones to listen to phone calls, interactions with your voice assistant, and more.

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July 12, 2019

Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?

Humans are listening to our recordings - some made by mistake - to improve speech recognition. But they're not as anonymous as Google says.

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July 12, 2019

Apple Watch’s Walkie-Talkie app goes radio silent due to vulnerability

Apple disabled the app after somebody reported a bug - not exploited yet - that could allow an eavesdropper to listen in on another iPhone.

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June 17, 2019

Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users

The LaLiga app used phones' GPS and microphones to sniff out bars that were broadcasting soccer matches illegally.

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