It looks like the EFF recommends some app called “AirGuard”- even over using the built in scanners.
AFAIK, these apps require you to manually open it and scan, and does not constantly scan for trackers. So, unless you just have a sort of paranoid “ritual” to open the app every time, you will likely miss a tracker placed by a creepy ex who will follow you to your new address.
Both the default of of iOS and Google’s Android would constantly monitor what Bluetooth signals are nearby, and give you a notification when such tracker is detected to be moving with you (regardless of which brand of bluetooth trackers).
Bluetooth Trackers I mean
Aha. It appears Google’s release of android has that sort of functionality baked in. I wasn’t aware of that.
Still, it seems out of scope for an operating system.
It looks like the EFF recommends some app called “AirGuard”- even over using the built in scanners.
AFAIK, these apps require you to manually open it and scan, and does not constantly scan for trackers. So, unless you just have a sort of paranoid “ritual” to open the app every time, you will likely miss a tracker placed by a creepy ex who will follow you to your new address.
Both the default of of iOS and Google’s Android would constantly monitor what Bluetooth signals are nearby, and give you a notification when such tracker is detected to be moving with you (regardless of which brand of bluetooth trackers).
You can get airguard from fdroid, and it does periodically scan for trackers in this way.
Your threat model seems… Interesting lol. Is there a high chance of people trying to aggressively plant a tracker on you when out in the open?
I mean… I think I might just be paranoid… 🤷♂️
I haven’t really dug into this, but AirGuards github page claims the app scans periodically and will give you a notification on suspicious results.