SomeGadgetGuy on Nostr: From the recent security study on Apple WiFi and BT policies, all their data is ...
From the recent security study on Apple WiFi and BT policies, all their data is dumped into a big bucket that can be accessed relatively easily.
You only need to call a few APIs to get enough location data from Apple devices to track populations of people, potentially down to individuals if they're using hotspots.
https://www.cs.umd.edu/~dml/papers/wifi-surveillance-sp24.pdf
It's good an AirTag can't just tell someone who its owner is, but that's FAR from the only potential threat.
You only need to call a few APIs to get enough location data from Apple devices to track populations of people, potentially down to individuals if they're using hotspots.
https://www.cs.umd.edu/~dml/papers/wifi-surveillance-sp24.pdf
It's good an AirTag can't just tell someone who its owner is, but that's FAR from the only potential threat.