▲ 185 ▼ Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices (www.bleepingcomputer.com) submitted 2 years ago* by neme@lemm.ee to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) For android, location services doesn't work properly without Bluetooth on, so that could be related permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago Iirc, precise location queries don't return values without the BT radio enabled. Works the other way too, the app needs location permission to discover bt devices in proximity and location must be enabled at the system level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago step 1 Tracking and profilling step 2 selling data step 3 profit Android and ios use completely different methods. For example, they listen to frequencies that are inaudible to us and, for example, TV advertising plays an inaudible sound as a trigger for Android/IOs in addition to the audible sound. To impose targeted advertising in order to allocate devices even without a network, etc. They wouldn't actually need backdoors as they get more than enough information as it is. But I don't want to imply that I don't expect backdoors there, because this has been proven in any case and often enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) For android, location services doesn't work properly without Bluetooth on, so that could be related permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago Iirc, precise location queries don't return values without the BT radio enabled. Works the other way too, the app needs location permission to discover bt devices in proximity and location must be enabled at the system level. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago Iirc, precise location queries don't return values without the BT radio enabled. Works the other way too, the app needs location permission to discover bt devices in proximity and location must be enabled at the system level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago Iirc, precise location queries don't return values without the BT radio enabled. Works the other way too, the app needs location permission to discover bt devices in proximity and location must be enabled at the system level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago step 1 Tracking and profilling step 2 selling data step 3 profit Android and ios use completely different methods. For example, they listen to frequencies that are inaudible to us and, for example, TV advertising plays an inaudible sound as a trigger for Android/IOs in addition to the audible sound. To impose targeted advertising in order to allocate devices even without a network, etc. They wouldn't actually need backdoors as they get more than enough information as it is. But I don't want to imply that I don't expect backdoors there, because this has been proven in any case and often enough. permalink fedilink source parent