Spy Mouse Before recalling loudly something confidential, remember that someone could be overhearing you. Here is the Spy Mouse aka CP-1 from Endoacustica. It has an in-built microphone which could hear your conversations easily after plugging it in the USB. However, its recording capabilities turns off if the PC is shut down. This seems to be a prototype as the site suggests that its looks and specs could change. Check out Endoacustica's Website for more details.

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what a ... ? what a hell is that ? Privacy Violation ? Now when i buy a new peripheral i will open it to check for those kind of chips ...
Does he send the recorded sounds to some place ? like FBI, CIA ???

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I think you don't care when you buy a mouse.
I think you should pay attention if you see that the look and feel of your mouse seems to have changed, with a strange transparent blue front part. If you did not buy such a mouse by yourself, you should call the nearest Police officier.

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It's actually the transparent blue rear part, yordan.


I don't think this was intended to be used for spying. I think it's intended as just a mouse with a microphone in it. Then you don't have to buy an extra microphone. But it'd seem awkward to pick up your mouse and speak into it...
And also, your computer still needs a sound recording program in order for the mouse to record you. It's not any different than having a microphone plugged into your computer.

 

 

 

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Its not possible to use this mouse for spying unless there is software to record it and send the recorded files to inteded destination. Is it plug-n-play mouse or requires installing a special software (which also installs such spywares among other things). that may be the catch.
Anyway if someone has already bought this thing....just enjoy.!!! You have got free microphone alongwith your mouse. Just figure out how to use it.

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It's not like they are trying to hide the fact that it has a mic in it, that is one of the selling points so they'd make sure everyone considering buying it knew about it. Nice big letters on the packaging and whatnot. Personally I'd have litle used for one and would never give up my nice mouse for it, but I'm sure it could be used for some good pranks heh.

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I don't see what use I could possibly have for a mouse with a built-in mike. If I want to record sound that badly, I have a headset.

Perhaps it could be used for spying if you didn't have to set this mouse and software up to send the recorded files to another computer. I suppose that parents could use this thing to help figure out what their kids are talking about while they're using the computer ... but there are simpler and less obvious ways of doing that.

But no ... I don't think we've quite moved all the way to "Big Brother" phase yet. Not quite. *grins*

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Sorry, I name "front" the part facing to me, it's a matter of definition of course.

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Probably something for parents to give to their kids to make sure they're not doing "something" they shouldn't. Now it if stored the audio locally, that wouldn't be so bad. If it sends the audio somewhere, then that would be a violoation IMO. Wouldn't be hard to fit a webcam or something in that either. watch out for that next. That's what I thought it would be when i first entered the topic.

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I don't see the "spy" point of it at all, firstly because who in the world would talk while they type? Or talk at all when using the computer except when talking to others, in which case if you're a wanted serial killer you would never use Skype or the such anyway.

The only way i can see how it can be used for spying is when you send this mouse to an enemy GUILDMASTER. Yes I meant guildmaster as in games like Guild Wars or WoW that has many GvG battles that often have stuff like teamspeak for speedier response amongst the guildmembers. What I'm saying here is, everytime the guildmaster gives a command, you would know it too if you manage to edit the program so that every sound the guildmaster makes is directed to you.
In the end, i still see no use for it unless you're really crazy over beating another guild?

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