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Fines as a Security System

Schneier on Security

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you. Tile security requires an “in-app feature.”

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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

Image: Camdenliving.com Also, the fobs pass the credentials to his front door over the air in plain text, meaning someone could clone the fob just by bumping against him with a smartphone app made to read and write NFC tags. Neither August nor Chirp Systems responded to requests for comment.

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

Before smartphones hit the mainstream in the mid to late 2000s, GPS trackers were expensive, bulky and mostly relied upon users to install and fetch GPS trackers in order to see where it had been. Smartphones emerged with their own GPS and cellular broadband connectivity, allowing users to track their hidden GPS trackers in real time.

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Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

SecureWorld News

BVS President and CEO Scott Schober spoke with SecureWorld News about the need for a product like this: "Stalking and illegal tracking of individuals, packages, and vehicles has never been easier due to tiny, high-tech BLE tags, including Apple's AirTag, Tile Tracker, and Samsung Smart Tags.

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Google and Apple cooperate to address unwanted tracking

Malwarebytes

The basic principle of these tags is that anyone with the matching app and permissions on their device (usually a phone) contributes to find the last location where the tag was detected. Examples of these accessories are the Apple AirTag, Tile Mate and Pro, Samsung SmartTag, and Google’s expected Grogu.

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Now WhatsApp Allow You Send High Quality Images Directly

Hacker's King

Important: We have used an Android smartphone to demonstrate the steps. After updating the app, open it on your smartphone and select the chat where you want to share photos in HD. The image will be sent to the chat with an HD tag. iPhone users must follow the same steps to share high-quality photos on WhatsApp.

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Four innovative payment services using a banking app

CyberSecurity Insiders

With an installed base of more than three billion iOS and Android smartphones, the mobile banking app has become the main channel for consumers to interact with their bank. OEM Pay delivers a Tap&Pay contactless card-like experience via smartphones. The mobile app is the new bank branch. This might be about to change.

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