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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoI don’t know too much about Bluetooth, but my understanding is that the MAC address doesn’t change, so if that’s ever transmitted, you can be tracked. Someone will have to log it though, so I don’t think that’s nearly as interesting as cell towers tracking you nonstop.
minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThey don’t just transmit it while in use though. I guess someone could track where you were each time you paired it but as you said cell towers already track you all the time
I don’t know too much about Bluetooth, but my understanding is that the MAC address doesn’t change, so if that’s ever transmitted, you can be tracked.
Someone will have to log it though, so I don’t think that’s nearly as interesting as cell towers tracking you nonstop.
They don’t just transmit it while in use though. I guess someone could track where you were each time you paired it but as you said cell towers already track you all the time