“Toying around with voice-recognition apps, developer Tal Ater noticed something strange. Because of a quirk in Chrome’s microphone settings, any site enabled for voice-recognition could use a pop-up window to keep recording almost indefinitely, hidden in the background. In Ater’s demonstration, he closes the tab and continues talking, only to reveal a pop-up behind the main Chrome window, transcribing everything he says. The core of the problem is Chrome’smicrophone permissions policy. Once you’ve given an HTTPS-enabled site permission to use your microphone in Chrome, every instance of the site has permission, even windows that pop up unnoticed in the background.”
Related posts:
The NSA Actually Intercepted Packages to Put Backdoors in Electronics
Boston Police Tracking Protesters
Court Finds Red Light Camera Fines “Unconstitutional”, Forces Ticket Refunds
Intel turns wine into electricity to power mobile devices
Trump Attorney General: "Good People Don't Smoke Marijuana"
Romney Rep. Peter King: Presidential Kill List "Totally Constitutional"
Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder For Shutting Down His Service
The Latin American startup movement gaining momentum
Gold, the Titanic & Lifeboats - Why it's Important to Own Physical Gold
Meanwhile, This Is What Putin Is Doing...
Doug Casey & Jim Rogers Legendary Investors' Roundtable
Armed protesters rally at Washington State Capitol
Pot Apocalypse Looms, Marijuana Foes Warn
Twitter Suspends GOP Candidate For Tweeting About Rival
Glenn Greenwald: Bradley Manning: the face of heroism