Mouse whisperer – a physical USB dongle that fakes your presence at your computer, but ‘should you’ just because you can?
To be fair, Andrey Malyshenko] does list other plausible use cases for what amounts to an automatic mouse wiggler. Like many of us, Andrey isn’t a fan of logging back in from screen locks, and recognizes that not absolutely every minute of work requires staring at one’s screen. There’s also the need for bio-breaks, of course, and the Mouse Whisperer is designed to accommodate these use cases and more.
It does not have to just draw circles, as the code uses a *.h file to define the circle, so other patterns should be possible.
But using this in a corporate environment to bypass having to retype in your screen unlock password, is probably not a good idea, and is a serious security risk if you are actually away from your computer.
See https://hackaday.com/2022/12/19/mouse-whisperer-keeps-you-working-even-when-you-need-a-break/
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source https://gadgeteer.co.za/mouse-whisperer-a-physical-usb-dongle-that-fakes-your-presence-at-your-computer-but-should-you-just-because-you-can/
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