> On Jun 22, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Richard Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 6/22/20 10:25 AM, Yosem Companys wrote:
>> Scientists at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel have
>> discovered a way to eavesdrop on entire conversations by studying the
>> vibration patterns in a lightbulb.
>>
>> https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-our-lightbulbs-are-spying-on-us-now-11592506602
>>
>>
> Seems neither terribly new, nor novel:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_microphone
>
> https://www.detective-store.com/laser-listening-device-spectra-laser-microphone-m-458.html
The basic idea was invented by Theremin and was deployed operationally shortly
after WWII.
https://hackaday.com/2015/12/08/theremins-bug/
<https://hackaday.com/2015/12/08/theremins-bug/>
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