Smartphone flaw lets hackers or governments map your home.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has revealed a security vulnerability in Android smartphones that allows hackers, app developers, and government agencies to create a map of the room a user is in and determine their activities without accessing the camera, microphone, or accelerometer. The vulnerability exploits data in the GPS signal, including latitude, longitude, altitude, and other metrics, to extract information about the user's location and activities. The researchers developed an artificial intelligence system called AndroCon that successfully extracted this information with high accuracy. While the researchers only tested Android devices, they believe any device granting an app access to GPS metrics would be vulnerable. The researchers suspect that intelligence agencies like the US National Security Agency (NSA) may already be using this method. However, the researchers argue that the convenience of apps should be weighed against the privacy risks. [Extracted from the article]