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Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking (www.wired.com)
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Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

Link to see devices impacted: https://whisperpair.eu/

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[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 42 points 2 months ago (8 children)

GOOGLE DESIGNED THE wireless protocol known as Fast Pair to optimize for ultra-convenient connections: It lets users connect their Bluetooth gadgets with Android and ChromeOS devices in a single tap.

Bluetooth pairing is not a difficult process, imagine creating a whole new attack vector for that. And of course security was an afterthought. Capitalism is amazing for wasting resources and getting bad results for it.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Given its google I would really not be surprised if it were a feature, not a bug

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, how do you think they got to be a trillion dollar company, R&D?

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