Quite handy for covert data exfiltration by modulating a "power" LED, though. | Hacker News

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		pjc50 on July 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Low-Power $5 FPGA Module Quite handy for covert data exfiltration by modulating a "power" LED, though.

Sanddancer on July 10, 2015 | [–]

The UART on this speaks IrDA natively, which would be a much more attractive target for covert exfiltration.

steckerbrett on July 10, 2015 | [–]

Probably easier to use the GPIO in your micro controller to transmit it with RF, unless you've also designed a Faraday cage phone.

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