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Spying on Computer Monitors Off Reflective Objects

Published on 2008-05-21 by Mark VandeWettering

I’ve bitched before about CSI and their use of “video enhancement” to read displays and the like using low resolution security cameras reflecting off objects. It’s interesting to see what is actually possible using this basic idea though. Link courtesy of Bruce Schneier’s security blog:

Schneier on Security: Spying on Computer Monitors Off Reflective Objects


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