Researchers from Boston University (BU) have discovered a flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol that could expose most devices to third-party tracking and leak identifiable data. According to the research paper — Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices — detailed by Johannes K. Becker and David Starobinski, the vulnerability impacts Bluetooth devices running on Windows 10, iOS, and macOS, as well as Fitbit and Apple Watch smartwatches. The details of the research were presented yesterday at the 19th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. The vulnerability allows an attacker to passively track a device by exploiting a flaw in the way Bluetooth Low Energy…

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