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Originally Posted by cicabum
Why do you want to remove the microphone? Sorry for the question, but I'm curious
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Because, while I'm sure Boox is dedicated to keeping things safe, they're a small company compared to Apple, and doubtless don't have the same bug bounty. Here's an example of what can happen, even with Apple's deep pockets:
In "Apple Safari Flaws Enable One-Click Webcam Access" on Threat Post, from Monday:
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A security researcher has disclosed vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari browser that can be used to snoop on iPhones, iPads and Mac computers using their microphones and cameras. To exploit the flaws in a real-world attack, all an attacker would need to do is convince a victim to click one malicious link.
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Also, I will never use a microphone on my ebook devices. The speakers are somewhat useful, because you can listen to TTS (through a sideload, the built-in one pauses too much on punctuation).
One of the more interesting attacks based on listening to microphones is that it is possible to guess passwords based on audio recordings of typing.