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Hacking Voice Assistant Systems with Inaudible Voice Commands

September 13, 2017 infossl

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Turns out that all the major voice assistants — Siri, Google Now, Samsung S Voice, Huawei HiVoice, Cortana and Alexa — listen at audio frequencies the human ear can’t hear. Hackers can hijack those systems with inaudible commands that their owners can’t hear. News articles. Powered by WPeMatico

Samsung Television Spies on Viewers

February 13, 2015 infossl

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Earlier this week, we learned that Samsung televisions are eavesdropping on their owners. If you have one of their Internet-connected smart TVs, you can turn on a voice command feature that saves you the trouble of finding the remote, pushing buttons and scrolling through menus. But making that feature work requires the television to listen … Read More “Samsung Television Spies on Viewers” »