Oops microsoft

[Chronictank]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6320865.stm

This is my favorite part:

Microsoft said the exploit was "technically possible" but there was no need to worry.

The firm has pointed out that in order for the flaw to be exploited the speech recognition feature would need to be activated and configured and both microphone and speakers would have to be switched on.

Dont worry!

 

[Alan]

I hope this isnt reported on the news.... and people with TV tuners pick it up... with a microphone enabled.... and configured with no feedback..... and their voice activation software enabled...

Zzzzzzzzzzz just more advertising.

 

[soze]

I think if you are stupid enough to set your machine up without a keyword to let it know your talking to it you deserve to lose your machine

 

[Chronictank]

I hope this isnt reported on the news.... and people with TV tuners pick it up... with a microphone enabled.... and configured with no feedback..... and their voice activation software enabled...

Zzzzzzzzzzz just more advertising.

point is if you have voice activation enabled surely you are going to have your mic and speakers on ><

I think if you are stupid enough to set your machine up without a keyword to let it know your talking to it you deserve to lose your machine

thats hardly fair, disabled people dont really get a choice in the matter

 

[Gahn]

I think if you are stupid enough to set your machine up without a keyword to let it know your talking to it you deserve to lose your machine

Pretty much agree with ya, non the less it's a fucking hole ^^

 

[Ctuchik]

unless u had the microphone plastered directly on the speaker and cranked the volume up really loud, i probably wouldent worry to much.

still intrested in atleast trying vista tho. just to see what its like if nothing else...

 

[Ctuchik]

Pretty much agree with ya, non the less it's a fucking hole ^^

and security holes in microsoft OS's is a new thing?

i dunno why ppl get so wined up about theese things. theres *always* security flaws in microsofts products. one would think ppl would have realized this by now..

 

[Mojo]

The world's crappest exploit IMO.

 

[Chronictank]

and security holes in microsoft OS's is a new thing?

i dunno why ppl get so wined up about theese things. theres *always* security flaws in microsofts products. one would think ppl would have realized this by now..

its not a whine.... its a warning
as it happens a fairly significant issue for disability suite's but thats besides the point

unless u had the microphone plastered directly on the speaker and cranked the volume up really loud, i probably wouldent worry to much.

still intrested in atleast trying vista tho. just to see what its like if nothing else...

give it a couple of weeks torrent vrsions will be up and running ><

 

[soze]

thats hardly fair, disabled people dont really get a choice in the matter

I have notihing agaist people using the technology sorry if it sounded out of order. But instad of saying "computer" so it knows your talking to it change it so you say "porn holder" or something that way only your voice works and its not standard.

 

[Mojo]

its not a whine.... its a warning
as it happens a fairly big issue for disability suite's

Not really, no one will bother to work on a practical exploit that will impact hardly anyone at all. If you were a money grabbing haxor would you bother to waste your time on this?

 

[Chronictank]

Not really, no one will bother to work on a practical exploit that will impact hardly anyone at all. If you were a money grabbing haxor would you bother to waste your time on this?

far easier ways to get stupid peoples details

 

[old.Whoodoo]

Ahh the joys of voice recognition! We have a VR system at work, I am lucky enough to have programmed in a lot of the dept names, and their alternatives.

"Clap clinic" = Gynological dept (gets a lot of hits)
"Baby place" = Maternity (we put this in for chavs, and yes they do use that term)

Theres more but you get the drift, then we got carried away with it a little:

"Kabab / Pizza" - autodialer with the local delivery places on.
"Shortarse" = my team m8
"Guvna" = me
"Wanker" = head of IT (he hasnt noticed this yet, you can tell by my current employment status!)

Wonder what happens if you shout "IM REPLACING YOU WITH LINUX!"...

 

[Chronictank]

"Clap clinic" = Gynological dept (gets a lot of hits)
"Baby place" = Maternity (we put this in for chavs, and yes they do use that term)

rofl!

 

[Mojo]

Wonder what happens if you shout "IM REPLACING YOU WITH LINUX!"...

Your pc yells "SING A NEW SONG" ?

 

[soze]

Wonder what happens if you shout "IM REPLACING YOU WITH LINUX!"...

Your PC falls over laughing and never takes you seriously again?

 

[yaruar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6320865.stm

This is my favorite part:

Dont worry!

Apparantly they have found a security flaw in linux and osx. If you run a script which deletes all your files then it's possible all your files dissapear.

Apparantly linux weenies are denying this is a problem.......

 

[Calaen]

Apparantly they have found a security flaw in linux and osx. If you run a script which deletes all your files then it's possible all your files dissapear.

Apparantly linux weenies are denying this is a problem.......

lol

 

[yaruar]

lol

+ in all seriousness what the article seems to fail to mention is that vista has a volume shadow copy turned on by default so it's not a disaster if things happened to get deleted anyway......

 

[Calaen]

+ in all seriousness what the article seems to fail to mention is that vista has a volume shadow copy turned on by default so it's not a disaster if things happened to get deleted anyway......

tbh if someone can replicate my voice commands they deserve to delete my HD