Timeline for Is it safe to use Bluetooth headphones?
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| S Oct 11, 2022 at 18:29 | history | suggested | Rodrigo de Azevedo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 31, 2016 at 5:27 | comment | added | Zenexer | From reading @schroeder's link, it sounds like the headphones would have virtually limitless access to your PC/smartphone. That could be problematic if someone were able to infect the headphones with malware or impersonate them. It's a bit of a stretch, but still something to consider. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 23:24 | answer | added | AZB | timeline score: 9 | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 6:40 | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
| Jul 24, 2016 at 6:32 | answer | added | A. Darwin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 4:28 | comment | added | Jedi | Threat #1: someone hijacks the connection and turns on Justin Bieber. Threat #2: someone intercepts the connection and finds out that you like Justin Bieber. | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 10:54 | comment | added | Iexist | @Anders There is nothing in particular, but I would use headphones while at home and maybe when I am out an about, I just want to know the potential threats | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 15:56 | comment | added | Anders | Could you clarify what kind of attack you are worried about? | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 14:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSecurity/status/754684284053626880 | ||
| Jul 17, 2016 at 12:29 | comment | added | dandavis | one thing to keep in mind is meta leakage: while it may not be known what you're hearing, it's easy to tell that you're there and listening to something by scanning/triangulating RF "noise". | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 10:34 | comment | added | Iexist | @schroeder What I understand from that is if I pair devices it is relatively safe?, like if both devices are on undiscoverable I can relax? I know there is always a risk but is it significant comapred to wifi? | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 10:08 | comment | added | Aria | The main thing in the wireless security is the range. The lower the range the more secure you are. The second thing is the pairing protocol which is crackable. If you have low range transmitter (Class 3 below 10m), then it's more secure than Class 1 which can go up to 100m. | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 9:09 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | does this answer your question: security.stackexchange.com/questions/26356/… | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 9:09 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | bluetooth in general or headphones? | |
| Jul 17, 2016 at 8:29 | history | asked | Iexist | CC BY-SA 3.0 |