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Vista Security Flaw

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    Vista Security Flaw

    Vista Flaw

    Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders.

    Vista can respond to vocal commands and concern has been raised about malicious audio on websites or sent via e-mail.
    "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

    #2
    That didn't take long did it...how bad would that be, listening to your computer tell itself to screw up....I suppose you could turn the volume down and just watch it happen...

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      #3
      Will it sing Daisy, Daisy as it goes down?

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        #4
        Forbidden : You don't have permission to access /2001/tma1/wav/daisy.wav on this server
        Damn, I was looking forward to that !

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          #5
          certain privileged commands will not be able to be executed through voice recognition.

          I can't be arsed detailing what they are so go and look for yourself if you are interested...

          Older and ...well, just older!!

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