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Study: Smart devices’ ambient light sensors pose imaging privacy risk

The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices’ brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Study: Smart devices’ ambient light sensors pose imaging privacy risk
First reported
Jan 29, 2024 20:55 UTC
Last reported
Jan 29, 2024 20:55 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC
Record ID
1271c943be3cb6a4267fdf6d4160a7c376667d20d974fda4076afe0d6eeb8883

Published indicators

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Source observations

src_f2fb2a6e21086a7c81

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jan 29, 2024 20:55 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 1 unverified.

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  • src_f2fb2a6e21086a7c81Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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