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Tile location-finding tags, unlike Apple/Google tags, broadcast MAC address/unique ID unencrypted, letting stalkers, Tile or LE track people/items. Anti-theft feature also undoes anti-stalking feature - any tag in anti-theft mode is invisible to scans looking for stalkers. My story for @wired.com
Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say
A team of researchers found that, by not encrypting the data broadcast by Tile tags, users could be vulnerable to having their location information exposed to malicious actors.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tile location-finding tags, unlike Apple/Google tags, broadcast MAC address/unique ID unencrypted, letting stalkers, Tile or LE track people/items. Anti-theft feature also undoes anti-stalking feature - any tag in anti-theft mode is invisible to scans looking for stalkers. My story for @wired.com
To quote a very great man who believed business had a responsibility to society, and acted on his ideals: *International* not "foreign"
May 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
To quote a very great man who believed business had a responsibility to society, and acted on his ideals: *International* not "foreign"
@lkrozen.bsky.social The Pat Barker trilogy; Lyn MacDonald’s brilliant books weaving together first hand accounts.
January 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
@lkrozen.bsky.social The Pat Barker trilogy; Lyn MacDonald’s brilliant books weaving together first hand accounts.