9 Best Articles in 2022
Ars Technica
Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard
Ars Technica
2 min read · May 5th · Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth.
Reader View · Shared by 206, including Matthew Turland, Ines Bieler, Jeff Atwood, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Charles Hoskinson
The Verge
Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android
The Verge
3 min read · From 2020 · It will use Bluetooth connections, not location tracking
Reader View · Shared by 150, including Vikram Dutt, Vincent Boucher 💎, ⒿⒹⒽ, Frank Gruber, Dominic Grzbielok, Sachin Rekhi, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Jon Keegan 🇺🇦, Jeff Atwood, Marcus Raitner, Mathew Ingram, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁, Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛, Julie Zhuo, Robert Scoble, Marsha Collier, Josh Elman, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Bjorn Larsen, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦
WIRED
Hey, Turn Bluetooth Off When You're Not Using It
WIRED
5 min read · From 2017 · In light of the latest Bluetooth-related security meltdown, a friendly PSA.
Shared by 36, including Merkstatt, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
WIRED
Burglars Really Do Use Bluetooth Scanners to Rob Cars
WIRED
3 min read · From 2019 · Bluetooth scanners are readily available and easy to use—which means that smash-and-grab car break-in might not have been pure chance.
Shared by 33, including Marsha Collier, John Koetsier, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Kunal Bhatia (in NYC till 5/22), Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Lee Keyes, Esther Schindler, Backchannel, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (He/Him)
WIRED
Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk
WIRED
5 min read · From 2019 · Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy are incredibly convenient—but increasingly at the center of a lot of security lapses.
Shared by 28, including Frank Luntz, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (He/Him), Backchannel
Neuroscience News
Earbuds That Read Your Mind
Neuroscience News
3 min read · 2021-08-22 · Retrofitting wireless earbuds to detect neural signals and relaying the data back to smartphones via Bluetooth, researchers say the new earEEG system could have multiple applications, including health…
Reader View · Shared by 84, including Miguel Angel Escotet
The New York Times
In Stores, Secret Bluetooth Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2019 · As you shop, “beacons” are watching you, using hidden technology in your phone.
Reader View · Shared by 114, including Javi Cantón, Dan Gillmor, Oliver Raduner, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Charles Baldwin, Jane, Luca Like, pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ, Miguel, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Sam DeZerga, Carissa Véliz
ZDNet
Smartphones, laptops, IoT devices vulnerable to new BIAS Bluetooth attack
ZDNet
3 min read · From 2020 · New BIAS attack works agaisnt Bluetooth devices and firmware from Apple, Broadcom, Cypress, Intel, Samsung, and others.
Reader View · Shared by 28, including Stephan Woodtli, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
WIRED
Bluetooth-Related Flaws Threaten Dozens of Medical Devices
WIRED
3 min read · From 2020 · Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol.
Shared by 20, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Backchannel, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁
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Ars Technica
Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard
Ars Technica
2 min read · May 5th · Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth.
Reader View · Shared by 206, including Matthew Turland, Ines Bieler, Jeff Atwood, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Charles Hoskinson
Guardian Tech
Dyson launches Zone air purifying Bluetooth headphones with visor
Guardian Tech
3 min read · Mar 30th · Company’s first wearable delivers personal pocket of filtered air and cancels unwanted noise
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 41, including Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, Nolen Gertz, Patrick Sanwikarja
Ars Technica
New Bluetooth hack can unlock your Tesla—and all kinds of other devices
Ars Technica
6 min read · May 18th · All it takes to hijack Bluetooth-secured devices is custom code and $100 in hardware.
Reader View · Shared by 14, including Matthew Green, Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner
bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers can steal your Tesla Model 3, Y using new Bluetooth attack
bleepingcomputer.com
3 min read · May 17th · Security researchers at the NCC Group have developed a tool to carry out a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) relay attack that bypasses all existing protections to authenticate on target devices.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including BleepingComputer, John Koetsier
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CNN
I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy features
CNN
4 min read · 2021-05-06 · I clipped a keychain with one of Apple's tiny new Bluetooth trackers, AirTags, onto my son's book bag and waved goodbye to him on the school bus. I watched on my iPhone's Find My app as the bus…
Reader View · Shared by 65, including Privacy Matters 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🌻, IAPP, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (He/Him), Carissa Véliz
blog.google
Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
blog.google
1 min read · From 2020 · A joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus.
Reader View · Shared by 73, including Lukas Stickelberger, Kunal Bhatia (in NYC till 5/22), Elad Gil, Eric Topol, Brian Roemmele, Rafael Zeier, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁, Bob Violino, Merkstatt, Jerome Cukier
soundguys.com
Was ditching the headphone jack a good idea?
soundguys.com
10 min read · From 2018 · Chris Thomas bites down to the rotten core of Apple's war on wired headphones in favor of Bluetooth.
Reader View · Shared by 22, including Eric Bailey, hiten.eth, Sam Proud, fernand0
TechCrunch
Google’s Airpods competitor do real-time language translation
TechCrunch
3 min read · From 2017 · One of the surprises we got today from Google's hardware event were a pair of bluetooth headphones called Pixel Buds. They're wired behind the neck but..
Reader View · Shared by 54, including Joan Lockwood, Thomas Power, Thomas Telandro, Tom Connor, Jakub Albert Ferenc, Daniel Jörg
The Verge
Here’s why so many apps are asking to use Bluetooth on iOS 13
The Verge
3 min read · From 2019 · You’ll be astonished at how many apps want Bluetooth access.
Reader View · Shared by 23, including Chris Messina, Marsha Collier, Privacy Matters 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇪🇺🌻, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, John Koetsier
The Intercept
The Problem With Using Bluetooth for Coronavirus Contact Tracing
The Intercept
6 min read · From 2020 · Judging distance based on the strength of a radio signal is a fraught process that can be stymied by physical obstructions.
Reader View · Shared by 26, including Chris Messina
WIRED
This List of the Best Bluetooth Speakers Goes to 11
WIRED
2 min read · From 2018 · Our favorite portable Bluetooth speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boombox.
Shared by 25, including Merkstatt, Alicia Cocchi
Ars Technica
Beware of find-my-phone, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, NSA tells mobile users
Ars Technica
4 min read · 2020-08-04 · And don't forget to limit ad tracking. Advisory contains a host of recommendations.
Reader View · Shared by 69, including Claudia Sommer, Oliver Raduner, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Esther Schindler
TechCrunch
Google recalls its Bluetooth Titan Security Keys because of a security bug
TechCrunch
2 min read · From 2019 · Google today disclosed a security bug in its Bluetooth Titan Security Key that could allow an attacker in close physical proximity to circumvent the security the key is supposed to provide. The…
Reader View · Shared by 17, including Rafael Zeier, Liliputing, Miguel, Ouriel from ZenGo
