UK researcher finds Bluetooth more of a privacy threat than RFID
xForcex said
19:45 05/08 2008
signals were cause for concern, but now one University of Bath researcher has a little data to back that up. Vassilis Kostakos placed four Bluetooth receivers in the city's center for four months, during which he and his team tracked over 10,000 BT-enabled mobiles. According to Mr. Kostakos, they were able to "capture and analyze people's encounters in pubs, streets and shops." He continued on to mention that "Bluetooth is now more of a privacy threat than the more frequently publicized RFID chips," and he encouraged worried denizens to turn off the BT function on their phone to help curb the paranoia. Of course, that won't stop Privacy advocates have long since pointed out that the sniff-ability of BluetoothBig Brother from seeing your every move whilst in the UK, but whatever helps you sleep better is alright with us.
xForcex said
19:45 05/08 2008
eahhh
Shem1 said
19:46 05/08 2008
damn
CREAM said
19:47 05/08 2008
I herd about dis... but once ur blue tooth is off they cant track u
STUWY77 said
09:33 05/09 2008
bluetooth is dangerous yow.. watched a documentary on it where a man used it to follow n kill another man