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Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking (www.wired.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

Link to see devices impacted: https://whisperpair.eu/

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[–] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I love not having to worry about charging my headphones. I had wireless for years but I went back to wired.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I don't find this being an issue when I have to charge it maybe once a month. Not talking about IEMs of course.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    My issue was needing them when they didn’t have a charge or had low charge, and not being able to charge them while using them.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I ended up getting one that could still be used when plugged in via usb (micro heh), just like wireless mice.

    But either way, the sound quality, no matter how hard it tries, is crap compared to a good analogue headset.

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