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Indian Govt Bans Apps Being Misused to Stop E-Rickshaws Remotely (cybersecuritynews.com)
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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I've never before appreciated enough that the shitty bluetooth emitter of my system has such short range that I have to lay my phone on top of it in order to work

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Yeah. These are pretty short range and my house (block construction + metal roof) blocks the signals pretty well. Batteries are installed in the basement, and even upstairs I struggle to keep a signal, especially with a crowded 2.4 GHz wifi with all my smart bulbs, etc.

    Someone would have to be right at my doorstep to pull this off unless they hook up a directional antenna and point it right at them. Still, would be nice if I could just turn off Bluetooth since I can just use a wired serial connection. At least the inverter has an external Wifi/BT module I can just choose not to connect (it also has a serial connection for monitoring/config).

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