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The original story has some technical problems: https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/12/saudi-journalist-used-apple-watch-to-record-own-interrogation-and-exe

by danso 8y ago

The original story has some technical problems: https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/12/saudi-journalist-used-apple-watch-to-record-own-interrogation-and-execution-report-says https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/12/saudi-journalist-... - It claimed Saudis were able to unlock Khashoggi's watch using his fingerprints (the watch uses a passcode) - Apple Watch does not have cellular functionality in Turkey -- e.g. how did the recorded data get onto iCloud?

isostatic 8y ago
This seems to come from a Turkish government paper - Sabah Daily Here's another actual news source covering it, rather than the entertainment show the op linked to: https://uk.reuters.com/article/saudi-politics-dissident/turkey-obtains-recordings-of-saudi-journalists-purported-killing-paper-idUKL8N1WT06H https://uk.reuters.com/article/saudi-politics-dissident/turk... They say that the watch was linked to a phone that he left outside (with his fiancee, who could easily have his unlock code) I don't know the range of the apple watch - phone connection - is it bluetooth or wireless? It's feasible that wireless could have been synced at some point, perhaps when the watch was removed from the embassy.
- Eyght 8y ago
  Apple Watch will switch between bluetooth and wifi automatically to connect to the paired iphone.
dwighttk 8y ago
You can unlock a watch using touchID on your phone. It can also connect to iCloud through the phone.
- danso 8y ago
  He wasn't allowed to bring his phone inside.
pintxo 8y ago
> "A copy of the audio file was synced with Khashoggi's iPhone, which was in the possession of fiancee Hatice Cengiz. Cengiz was waiting outside the consulate during the alleged exchange, assumedly within Bluetooth range of the Apple Watch in question."
- danso 8y ago
  I was under the impression that Bluetooth range was <100 feet, but apparently Bluetooth 4.0 can reach up to 100 meters? https://bradymower.com/apple-watch-connection-distance-iphone/ https://bradymower.com/apple-watch-connection-distance-iphon... If that's the case then yes, it's feasible the watch could still communicate with his iPhone, which was being held by his fiancee outside. In ideal conditions, of course.
  - Arnt 8y ago
    You can't rely on longer range, but it happens to work sometimes. If the phase of the moon is right. I've mislaid my phone and had the bluetooth headset work well beyond that range.
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by danso 8y ago

isostatic 8y ago

This seems to come from a Turkish government paper - Sabah Daily Here's another actual news source covering it, rather than the entertainment show the op linked to: https://uk.reuters.com/article/saudi-politics-dissident/turkey-obtains-recordings-of-saudi-journalists-purported-killing-paper-idUKL8N1WT06H https://uk.reuters.com/article/saudi-politics-dissident/turk... They say that the watch was linked to a phone that he left outside (with his fiancee, who could easily have his unlock code) I don't know the range of the apple watch - phone connection - is it bluetooth or wireless? It's feasible that wireless could have been synced at some point, perhaps when the watch was removed from the embassy.

Eyght 8y ago
Apple Watch will switch between bluetooth and wifi automatically to connect to the paired iphone.

dwighttk 8y ago

You can unlock a watch using touchID on your phone. It can also connect to iCloud through the phone.

danso 8y ago
He wasn't allowed to bring his phone inside.

pintxo 8y ago

> "A copy of the audio file was synced with Khashoggi's iPhone, which was in the possession of fiancee Hatice Cengiz. Cengiz was waiting outside the consulate during the alleged exchange, assumedly within Bluetooth range of the Apple Watch in question."

danso 8y ago
I was under the impression that Bluetooth range was <100 feet, but apparently Bluetooth 4.0 can reach up to 100 meters? https://bradymower.com/apple-watch-connection-distance-iphone/ https://bradymower.com/apple-watch-connection-distance-iphon... If that's the case then yes, it's feasible the watch could still communicate with his iPhone, which was being held by his fiancee outside. In ideal conditions, of course.
- Arnt 8y ago
  You can't rely on longer range, but it happens to work sometimes. If the phase of the moon is right. I've mislaid my phone and had the bluetooth headset work well beyond that range.

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