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Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

www.tomshardware.com Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

This mouse has ears.

Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

This mouse has ears.

Full paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13581

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Can we stop finding ways to do this?
- https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/the-great-seal/
  Governments have been finding crazy ways to listen to eachother for so long. Now every ear is directed at consumers to milk them like cows.
- Sadly no. The only way is to come up with countermeasures.
  play music through speakers while using mouse
  leave rumble gamepad playing demo of game on desk
  put vibrator set to 'random pulse mode' on the desk
- Use a trackpad?
  
  What kind of masochist would ever want to use a trackpad? Nothing against people who actually do, but I absolutely HATE trackpads because I have had a long history of not having a good time with them.
  
  my time with the steam controller has taught me that not all trackpads are made the same, but I guess if you are in some job/business where mouse eavesdropping could be a real issue, then I guess it would be the better option
  
  Forgot steam devices have trackpad. Yeah, can't speak for the steam controller track pad, but the steam deck one is like the only exception to the rule.
  
  I hate the fact that Dell got rid of the track point on their higher end models. My hands get dry on occasion and then my precision's touch pad stops responding. Besides the fact that I hate using it when it works well.
  
  Not for gaming, but macbook trackpads are really good. Like so fucking good that they actually make a desktop version of trackpads people seriously chose over mice even on tables. I personally still prefer mouse on a table at my workstation, but I have 0 problems with trackpad on the go.
  
  I wouldn't have a clue about any of that since the last time I used a macbook was over a decade ago, so I'll take your word for the quality.
  
  I do, because I travel. And someone who travels with more than just a laptop and charger is the real masochist
  
  Then maybe I'm a masochist because my laptop bag basically always has a little old DS bag thing where I store my USB hub and USBs, with my wireless trackball mouse always right next to it. I consider those essentials to my workflow.
  
  Ouch. My back hurts reading this.
  
  From the fact that DS is retro and my bag thing came with a DS even before DSi was out or from my essentials?
  The essentials are lightweight and barely add anything to the overall weight of my bag.
  Can't help if the DS carrying case thing makes you feel old, if it's that. It's just an old thing I have from my original DS that I ended up breaking as a kid.
- If the people on the good side stop trying to find exploits like this, and by finding them develop awareness and knowledge about them, so that countermeasures can be devised, then bad actors are much more likely to find new exploits first, and when they exploit it you won't even see it coming anymore.

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