Google Tone Shares Links To Computers Within Earshot Using Beeps And Boops

Popular Science ^ | 05/22/15 | Jason Cipriani

[backwoods-engineer]

I find it hilarious that these young punks are amazed at “beeps and boops” carrying information. Do they have no idea what a modem is? No concept of information encoded on audio signals? I guess their generation doesn’t remember “you’ve got mail!” after a cacophony of “beeps and boops”, as the wet-behind-the-ears author puts it.

[W.]

Yeah, I discovered that the earphone can record after mother gave me an old tape recorder when I was in the 2nd grade. But it wasn't very efficient. And as to the ones on the motherboard, I reasoned they're buttoned up in the case and all they're gonna pick up are the cooling fans buzzing.

My laptop has neither cam nor mike, but the guy in the front apartment's has both and I shudder to think what it has the possibility of seeing and I don't believe he even realizes it and it's not taped over! AAAAAH! I DON'T WANNA KNOW!