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Can Facebook’s Microphone Feature Get Hijacked? Probably YES!

30
May
2014

co-authored by Dr. Stephen Bryen, Chairman & CTO Ziklag Systems Facebook has announced a new feature for its mobile APP that will turn on your smartphone microphone and “listen” for music or TV shows. If it “hears” something it knows, like a hit song, it will offer you the opportunity to share a 30 second snippet of the song with your Facebook friends. Billed as improving on “feelings and activities” in the Facebook milieu, the snooping feature is very high tech. It employs noise cancellation and the ability to function even when sound is on at a low volume. It

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