[dpkonofa]

Yes. If you can replace the microphone jack, or any of the other hardware you mention without verifying its integrity, you can add surveillance hardware to the device. I could replace your microphone with one that records everything and sends it to me and you'd be none the wiser.

[ClumsyPilot]

"I could replace your microphone with one that records everything and sends it to me and you'd be none the wiser."

How is this miracle microphone going to send you anything exactly, telepathically?

[sudosysgen]

And if it could, you could just glue it to the computer or other personal belongings anyways

[dpkonofa]

You don't think that would be more noticeable than something that's inside the computer?

[dpkonofa]

Yes, because we definitely don't have the capability to connect hardware to some kind of wireless, global communications network...

You people are ridiculous.