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Researchers Raise Privacy Concerns about Bluetooth Low Energy in Smartphones, Fitness Monitors and iBeacons

Researchers at Context Information Security have demonstrated how easy it is to monitor and record Bluetooth Low Energy signals transmitted by many mobile phones, wearable devices and iBeacons. The researchers have even developed an Android app that scans, detects and logs wearable devices. The findings follow recent reports that soldiers in the Peoples Liberation Army of China have been warned against using wearables to restrict the possibility of cyber-security loopholes. The information could be used for social engineering as part of a planned cyber attack or for physical crime by knowing peoples movements.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/news/researchers-raise-privacy-concerns-about-bluetooth-low-energy-in-smartphones-fitness-monitors-and-ibeacons/

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