What frequency are these apps using? I haven't looked it up but I doubt most computer speakers go above 15Khz (why would they?) A young person should be able to hear really high but audible tones and an adult would rapidly lose the ability. If this is not the case it would make sense to set a limit on the tones such a device can send and receive. On the other hand there might be legitimate uses for such tech so maybe…
Ultrasound Tracking Could Be Used to Deanonymize Tor Users
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Do you mean something that simply listens for sound in those frequencies or decodes known signals as well? The latter would be pretty interesting to walk around dense urban and shopping centers with.
Yes, the latter. If this attack is possible ultrasound driving ought to be possible too.
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#64How is javascript playing ultrasound not seen as an attack on the user? In what world is that ever a sane thing to do?
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#66TorBrowser has Javascript disabled by default, doesn't that mean you have to first 'trick' targets into visiting the webpage, and then trick them into turning on js?
The first thing one should do after installing the Tor Browser Bundle is open up about:config, search for javascript.enabled, and set it to false.
If an onion site doesn't work without JS, you probably don't want to be on it anyway.
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TorBrowser has JS on by default I thought.
No. That would be reckless and would compromise Tor Browser Bundle from the outset. By default, the NoScript plugin disallows JS from running globally