"A Simple Firmware Update Completely Hides a Device's Bluetooth Fingerprint"

A smartphone's unique Bluetooth fingerprint could be used to track the device's user. To eliminate this vulnerability, a team of researchers at UC San Diego has developed a simple firmware update that completely hides the Bluetooth fingerprint. The researchers developed a method that involves multiple layers of randomization. This article continues to discuss the researchers' development of a firmware update that hides a device's Bluetooth fingerprint.

UC San Diego reports "A Simple Firmware Update Completely Hides a Device's Bluetooth Fingerprint"

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