A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes recorded using a microphone with an accuracy of 95%.
  • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    How does that even work? Like, all the keys are generally manufactured to the same standards such that any physical difference in keys causing different sounds is a combination of user damage and random factory errors, no?

    • Rin@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Probably, but it’s definitely there. I managed to tell that one of my friend’s pin had the same key twice in it because i heard the same kind of sound twice.

      • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I mean sure, but “same key twice” isn’t exactly a specific character to type. I mean I hit caps lock twice typing my password for this site.

    • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Were you previously able to identify what someone typed with 96% precision based entirely on the sound of their keyboard? Because I would wager most people cannot