If you own a smartphone, chances are it has a gyroscope – and chances also are that gyroscope can be used (without special permissions) as a microphone to listen in on your private conversations. This ...

Hacking your phone's gyroscope is not a simple task. It's not going to happen overnight, and unless there's some method we're not yet aware of, it's not going to happen without your permission – yet.

A gyroscope is a device made for measuring orientation and can typically be found in modern smartphones or tablet PCs to enable rich user experience. A team from Stanford managed to recognize simple ...