PrivacyDigest<p>It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug </p><p>A pair of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> found that a vape <a href="https://mas.to/tags/detector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detector</span></a> often found in high school bathrooms contained <a href="https://mas.to/tags/microphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microphones</span></a> —and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/school-bathroom-vape-detector-audio-bug/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/school-bathroo</span><span class="invisible">m-vape-detector-audio-bug/</span></a></p>