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General => Akihabara => Topic started by: reyfer on February 02, 2007, 01:19:05 AM

Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: reyfer on February 02, 2007, 01:19:05 AM
Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6320865.stm)
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: Rick-e on February 02, 2007, 02:26:30 AM
I think microsoft should just disable the feature to delete files, as it's too prone to be exploited. voice recognition should just be used to open files and other harmless command IMO.
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: frblckstr1 on February 02, 2007, 07:38:07 AM
^ previously you had to train the voice recognition so you could *try* and use it, now the algorithms are that good and... :evil:

I wouldn't want to 'talk' to my computer anyway.
How about doing this in a cubicle office: shout 'select all files; delete' :ROTFLMAO:
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: s_leonhart on February 02, 2007, 08:22:35 AM
i think i'm gonna postpone installing vista for the moment.
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: chera on February 02, 2007, 09:26:32 AM
Overheard after a recent Vista install:

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave Bowman: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Dave Bowman: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: Rick-e on February 03, 2007, 01:40:21 PM
^ haha :lol: I can really picture that happening :)

For the xp I could only use the voice recognition in word, but it made my work progress slower rather than faster >_<
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: maliciel on February 03, 2007, 02:56:35 PM
Quote from: chera;299351
Overheard after a recent Vista install:

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave Bowman: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Dave Bowman: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.


:lol:

This hole sorta cracks me up. Especially after I remembered that one speech recognition demo.
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: Dronak on February 04, 2007, 05:16:04 AM
I read about this hole recently.  It's an odd one, but I get the basic idea of how it works.  I wonder how many people are going to find out about the problem the hard way.
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: flashvoyager on February 04, 2007, 06:22:33 AM
you can always turn off the speech thingy...
Title: Vista speech-recognition hole used to delete files
Post by: frblckstr1 on February 04, 2007, 09:14:05 AM
Quote from: flashvoyager;300686
you can always turn off the speech thingy...
You have to turn it ON first, its not active by default.