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		mikeash on Nov 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Headphones can be hijacked to surreptitiously reco... It says this hardware is used in most computers, so it doesn't sound very specific. Maybe they're overstating it though?

dom0 on Nov 22, 2016 [–]

Most fully integrated audio codecs support this, including the common Realtek/RTL variety.

Dedicated audio interfaces and more expensive cards are normally unable to do this, hardware wise.

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