A smartphone’s unique Bluetooth fingerprint could be used to track the device’s user–until now. A team of researchers have developed a simple firmware update that can completely hide the Bluetooth fingerprint, eliminating the vulnerability.

A smartphone’s unique Bluetooth fingerprint could be used to track the device’s user–until now. A team of researchers have developed a simple firmware update that can completely hide the Bluetooth fingerprint, eliminating the vulnerability.

  • TurtlePower@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    5 months ago

    Yup. Only time I ever turn bluetooth on is when I’m using my game controller or the little speaker I move to whatever room I’m in. If it’s not being used for either of those things, it stays off. I don’t even use it to connect my cell to my computer—that’s what usb is for.

    • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Or WiFi. I use KDE Connect to send stuff between my desktop and phone, which works fine.