Ask HN: Can a caller/callee see my pincode?

2 pointsby somanynailsvor 4 Jahren6 comments

I have been wondering lately: If I call a company for whatever reason and need to unlock my screen during the call, can the company/entity on the other end of the line see the PIN i use to unlock my screen?

Bonus question: what if I need to open my password manager or input a pin into another app (authentication or otherwise requesting pin) that is not affiliated with the company I am calling?

I'm mainly interested how it works on android but my curiosity wouldn't mind if someone has insights into other platforms as well..

5 comments

[deleted]vor 4 Jahren

Randolf_Scottvor 4 Jahren

Mobile key-loggers?

https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-keylogger-for-andro...

TowerTallvor 4 Jahren

If your webcam is on and is in use as part of the call and you have positioned it in such a way that they can see what you type on your keyboard. Then yes otherwise no.

ubermanvor 4 Jahren

Do you see it on your screen? If so, and you are sharing that screen then most likely yes, otherwise no.

wingerlangvor 4 Jahren

On iOS it depends. For example, if you are typing in a password-tagged field a screen recording will not display the content+keyboard. I would assume screen sharing follow the same behavior. So basically, it depends..

somanynailsvor 4 Jahren

Well, when I'm in a call the call widget is usually the first to show up after I have unlocked the screen. I am not sharing the screen explicitly through any app.

db48xvor 4 Jahren