Tags: anti‑theft mode

Security researchers have highlighted a serious privacy flaw in Tile Bluetooth trackers: the devices transmit unencrypted identifiers that can be intercepted and used to follow individuals. While Tile’s anti‑theft mode hides a tag from the network, it does not rotate MAC addresses, allowing a single captured signal to fingerprint a tag for its entire life. Experts from the Georgia Institute of Technology and privacy advocates at the Electronic Frontier Foundation warn that the vulnerability could enable stalkers to track victims without detection. Tile’s parent company, Life360, says it has made improvements after the issue was reported. Weiterlesen

Security researchers have highlighted a serious privacy flaw in Tile Bluetooth trackers that could enable stalkers to follow victims. The study shows Tile’s anti‑theft mode hides tags from the network but does not encrypt transmitted data, allowing attackers to capture a tag’s unique ID and MAC address. While other manufacturers rotate these identifiers, Tile only changes the ID, making it easy to fingerprint a device for its lifetime. Tile’s parent company Life360 says it has made improvements after the disclosure, but the vulnerability raises broader concerns about Bluetooth‑based location‑tracking products. Weiterlesen