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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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[–] 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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