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From: cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao)
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Subject: Re: Microphone security
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Date: 28 Sep 90 17:24:17 GMT
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In article <8145@milton.u.washington.edu> absinthe@milton.u.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) writes:
>heh. Actually, if my sources are not double-agents, I hear that plugging
>something into the microphone port will automatically switch off (or become
>the actual source for recording) the built-in microphone.
>So, just get an ol' 1/8" plug, say, from some stereo headphones and, voila,
>you have less reason to be paranoid!

	Good idea on plugging in a 1/8 plug, but no! don't plug in a 
	a headphone! A headphone is really not much different from a 
	microphone. Turst me, if not, try pluggin your headphone, and use
	soundplayer (or lip service in mail application which allows you
	to edit (cut and past)) to record your own voice, it works like charm

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