Could a simple keyboard betray your secrets?

We don't want to make you scared to switch your computer on, but a bunch of scientists in Switzerland have decided that the everyday keyboard is a security risk.

They’ve found that electromagnetic radiation given off by keyboards could give away exactly which buttons you have pressed. And that theoretically means criminals could steal passwords and bank details from you. This all sounds very James Bond to us, so we don’t think you should worry too much about it.

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