Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 8 hours agoBluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hourswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down12
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkBluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hourswww.tomshardware.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 8 hours agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareMetalSlugX@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 hours agoHow does the tracker communicate its position?
minus-squarecolournoun@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·7 hours agoIn general: The tracker sends out low-energy Bluetooth announcements including its unique id a nearby iPhone hears those announcements the iPhone uses its current location the iPhone sends the tracker id and the location back to Apple via WiFi or cell Apple notifies the owner of the tracker where the tracker was seen
How does the tracker communicate its position?
In general: