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Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

Link to see devices impacted: https://whisperpair.eu/

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[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Laughs in the archaic technology of the 3.5mm audio jack

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the more reason to use my IEMs... At least when I'm not flying.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why can't you use them flying?

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They don't have active noise cancelling.

[–] bluetardis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

If you get molded iem they work better than active noise cancelling and the music sounds better (better bass from the mold and no distortion from the noise cancelling algorithm)

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

get a brain like mine that automagically tunes out background noise or just shuts down hearing entirely when overstimulated :3

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

get a brain like mine

Sure

💉🔪✂

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Is that you, Abby Normal? 🧠

[–] Jinarched@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

I think some iems aren't designed with pressure variations in mind.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pff, obviously you never heard of wiretapping...

Could they? Definitely, but there's a really uneven balance between effort and reward. I do listen to some dank tunes though....