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AirTags, like all Apple devices, use randomized Bluetooth addresses, otherwise they allow scanners to follow their users location over time.
by tinus_hn 5y ago
AirTags, like all Apple devices, use randomized Bluetooth addresses, otherwise they allow scanners to follow their users location over time.
- ollien 5y agoI don't think that's an Apple thing, but rather a BLE thing, isn't it (though technically opt-in)? https://www.bluetooth.com/blog/bluetooth-technology-protecting-your-privacy/ https://www.bluetooth.com/blog/bluetooth-technology-protecti...
- SwaraLink 5y agoPrivate resolvable addresses are a BLE thing, but very few devices (aside from Apple products and Android phones) actually use them. It’s a shame, really, because most embedded BLE stacks support the feature. My company is working on a platform to make BLE product development much easier than it is today, and also to improve the quality of BLE products. We plan to make privacy a standard feature.