Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations…

Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations - Slashdot

sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Cold War spies planted bugs in walls, lamps, and telephones. Now, scientists warn, the cables themselves could listen in. A fiber optic technique used to detect earthquakes can also pick up the faint vibrations of nearby speech, researchers reporte...