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Unless of course your adversary can count. But if they can count they can also just count the number of keystrokes they hear, especially if you're recording it and they can spend time post processing the audio.


As a general rule, if you have an adversary that cares that much you’re probably doomed.

Presumably they’re capable of buying a $5 wrench to physically use against you.


Unless they want to compromise you secretly.


Then spear Phishing is almost certainly more economical.

Or just plugging a device into your laptop while you’re not looking and stealing all your session state for browsers.


Fortunately I'm using Qubes OS, so this attack will not work.




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