Keyboard sniffers to steal data

**The News Bot** · 21-10-2008, 10:10 AM

Techniques to eavesdrop on what people are typing on a computer keyboard are revealed by security researchers.
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cdb · 22-10-2008, 10:02 PM

Why is this news? We were warned about this when I was in the RAF in the 80s when the USSR was still a threat to us.

ufitsy · 22-10-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cdb

Why is this news? We were warned about this when I was in the RAF in the 80s when the USSR was still a threat to us.

Agreed, although you need to look a little earlier

Declassified NSA Document Reveals the Secret History of TEMPEST | Threat Level from Wired.com

If you want actual examples you could read Peter Wrights' Spycatcher