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They're not so great if you have an open office. You can hear the person with the Model M clattering away from across the room.

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That's a feature, not a bug. The problem here isn't the Model M (or any clicky keyboard), the problem is the open office.

For the user, this is a bug. Anyone in the office can set up a (directional) microphone and recover what they are typing.[1] Not sure how well you could pick up passphrases, but seems like private messages wouldn't stay private.

The user might not have the power to do anything about the open office, but most likely has the power to switch keyboards to something less audible.

[1] https://charleslabs.fr/en/project-Breaking+Passwords+with+a+...

Why should the user care? No corporate employee is worried about other employees figuring out their passwords. If that happens, the employer has bad security, and they'll suffer the consequences anyway. Why should the user put up with a crappy keyboard for the company's sake, unless the company is forcing them to? What an absurd take.

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