On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 11:38 +0200, Cédric Girard wrote: > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Partha Chowdhury <partha@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Recently I am looking for an ergonomic keyboard to replace my old > > samsung pleomax keyboard. I wanted to buy microsoft natural ergonomic > > keyboard 4000 but that is not in the market and the only other keyboard > > I find is logitech ergonomic keyboard K350.The keyboard is very > > comfortable to type and works out-of-the box with linux. But the thing > > is that it is wireless and after a search of "wireless keyboard > > security" on google i am a bit paranoid about using any wireless > > keyboard.Also I did not find any encryption option if used by the > > keyboard while using the logitech provided setpoint software on windows > > XP and logitech site does not mention if the keyboard uses > > encryption.Does this keyboard uses some hardware in-built encryption > > that logitech does not divulge ? > > > > If others on the list are using wireless keyboard, what are your > > experiences and recommendations ? > > > > > Are you working on an environment where potentials "spy" could be close > enough to spy on your wireless keyboard typing ? Then you should be afraid > of potential "over the shoulder" spying as well. > Wireless keyboard have a limited range. If someone is able to catch this > signal then it probably won't matter because there would be easier ways to > spy on you. > > -- > Cédric Girard I was intrigued by this topic so I did a quick google search. The general conclusion seems to be that the receiving range can be much further than the standard 5-15 m if you have purpose-built antennas, since typical wireless keyboard receivers don't.
