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I think it is important to mention that clever people already managed to reverse engineer the Apple "Find My" network/protocol to "make tour own airtag" : https
by maeln 5y ago
I think it is important to mention that clever people already managed to reverse engineer the Apple "Find My" network/protocol to "make tour own airtag" : https://github.com/seemoo-lab/openhaystack https://github.com/seemoo-lab/openhaystack
This notably allow one to easily create a tracker that is silent and potentially smaller than an AirTag. Also easier to hid in a daily object since all you need is basically a nRF51822 and a battery.
People who don't own an iPhone, or in general a recent iPhone might be tracked without their knowledge (and, obviously, their consent).
The potential of misuse of this kind of tool is so great, we should really regulate against those.
- operator-name 5y agoWow, this is wonderful and scary at the same time. We as a society really are pushing the boundaries of privacy.