Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations

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By BeauHDMay 9, 2026, 3:00 am108 ptsTrending
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Cold War spies planted bugs in walls, lamps, and telephones. Now, scientists warn, the cables themselves could listen in. A fiber optic technique used to detect earthquakes can also pick up the faint vibrations of nearby speech, researchers reported this week…

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