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The Chinese part makes one think the Chinese could access the microphone. Nevermind that, if they could access the device, they'd also be able to read your kvm
by parineum 11mo ago
The Chinese part makes one think the Chinese could access the microphone.
Nevermind that, if they could access the device, they'd also be able to read your kvm i/o.
- motbus3 11mo agoYou might be right but I think we cannot assume malice when it could be laziness. It might be that the exact same board has multiple target audiences and they just rebrand it for different purposes with different pricing. That said, the microphone is so weirdly positioned that it gets suspicious indeed.
- inetknght 11mo ago> I think we cannot assume malice when it could be laziness Why can't it be both?
- calmworm 11mo agoPerception of laziness with an option for later maliciousness and somewhat plausible deniability.
- Ekaros 11mo ago>That said, the microphone is so weirdly positioned that it gets suspicious indeed. How is it weirdly positioned? To me it seems there is rather few options for such small board.
- b00ty4breakfast 11mo ago> I think we cannot assume malice when it could be laziness If you are too lazy to go back and check if you left the gas on, you bear responsibility if the place explodes. At the very least, it's negligent to leave something like that in and not be very upfront about it.
- TheRealPomax 11mo agoAnd rather than "the Chinese", how about "anyone robo-dialling some SSH connections"?
- hinkley 11mo agoMicrophones and LEDs have been used famously for side channel attacks and also to circumvent air gaps. From a Least Power point of view this is troubling.