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Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking (www.wired.com)
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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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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The quiet issue is due to impedance. You need a better amplifier than your phones garbage dac. High ohm headphones require more juice.

I dont listen to headphones on the go really. Only in office. Usually it sounds awful and there's too much noise around me to enjoy it, and I prefer to enjoy music on my actual listening setup at home amyway, headphones will always sound worse due to no depth. But im weird about sound. Music isnt background noise to me.

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

    Noise cancelling headphones and background music helps a ton when I'm in the office. Stupid open office...

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

    I can see that. We wfh if we want and people who want to be in the office to waste hours talking to others about sportsball can do so!

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    More work location flexibility is certainly something I would appreciate. The company I work for is hybrid and with the looming economy mess I've been putting off job hunting. I would much rather be somewhere with a network should things go sideways.

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