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   guizzy (guizzy@shitposter.world)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 02:57:08 JST guizzy
   That's concerning depending how exploitable it is.
   
   Potential backdoor in ESP32
   
   https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/
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     Phantasm (phnt@fluffytail.org)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 03:01:40 JST Phantasm

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     @guizzy This will be a fun time with Chinese IoT devices.
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     white_male (white_male@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 04:16:42 JST white_male

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     @guizzy Bluetooth is a piece of shit ad-hoc, exploitable, convenience technology, even if used apropriately. You should probably rarely use it, don't leave your BT beacon on either unless necessary.
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 04:16:42 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • white_male
     @white_male @guizzy shut up libtard
     
     go go gadget japanese feet asmr on my bluetooth headphones when i go to sleep
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     Jeff "never puts away anything, especially oven mitts" Cliff, Bringer of Nightmares 🏴‍☠️🦝🐙 🇱🇧🧯 🇨🇦🐧 (jeffcliff@shitposter.world)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 04:18:42 JST Jeff "never puts away anything, especially oven mitts" Cliff, Bringer of Nightmares 🏴‍☠️🦝🐙 🇱🇧🧯 🇨🇦🐧

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     @guizzy this is why i like the hard bluetooth 'off' switch on my purism librem5
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     white_male (white_male@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 04:20:55 JST white_male

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     @mischievoustomato @guizzy Covid tracking apps worked by maintaining BT beacon with IDs broadcasting and being checkpoints for harvesting these IDs at the same time.
     
     Good and bad.
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 04:21:29 JST Johnny Peligro

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     • white_male
     @white_male @guizzy idk/idc if they were a thing here