A recent
Berkeley research based on findings of an IBM study found that it is possible to identify the characters typed on the keyboard based on the sound produced.
Those seemingly random noises, when processed by a computer, were translated with up to 96 percent accuracy, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Researchers said there is some limitation to their technique. For one, their work did not take into account the use of a computer mouse or the "shift," "control," "backspace" or "caps lock" keys. They did, however, describe approaches for taking those into account.
Wow, forget spyware and keyloggers, this could potentially prove to be a bigger threat to privacy! Just imagine what one could do at a cyber cafe or perhaps more frigteningly what the government could do if they get on your back. It will definitely be interesting to see where this technology manifests itself in society and how society responds. We could soon see more of those
virtual laser keyboards around.
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