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How we built the new Find My Device network with user security and privacy in mind

Google Security

How location crowdsourcing works on the Find My Device network The Find My Device network locates devices by harnessing the Bluetooth proximity of surrounding Android devices. The keys themselves have no location capabilities, but they may have a Bluetooth tag attached. Imagine you drop your keys at a cafe.

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The Cybersecurity Risks of Bluetooth

SecureWorld News

Bluetooth has been around since 1994 as a wireless connectivity specification, but the first mobile phones did not appear with basic Bluetooth services until 2001. Therefore, here are some of the other Bluetooth threats we should consider before we pair another new Bluetooth device.

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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. This type of contact is usually made over Bluetooth.

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Malware on the Google Play store leads to harmful phishing sites

Malwarebytes

Our analysis of this malware starts with us finding an app named Bluetooth Auto Connect (full app information at the bottom of this article). The first important datapoint of the log entry is what LogCat calls the Tag. In this case, they use an obfuscated tag of sdfsdf — another sign of willful deception.

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Google adds unwanted tracker detection to Find My Device network

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. This type of contact is usually made over Bluetooth.

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

The majority of phone users simply go about their day with GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular data switched on all day. These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay.

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AirTag stalking: What is it, and how can I avoid it?

Malwarebytes

Most recently, it’s reported that Ohio has proposed a new bill in relation to electronic tagging devices. Skip forward enough years, and we had similar concept but with Bluetooth and Radio Frequency. She only became aware of what was happening because her phone alerted her to the tag’s presence. What is an AirTag?

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