Moderators hazelnut 5 Posted February 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2017 When Google popped out Chrome 56 at the end of January it was keen to remind us it's making the web safer by flagging non-HTTPS sites. But Google made little effort to publicise another feature that's decidedly less friendly to privacy, because it lets websites ask about users' Bluetooth devices and harvest information from them through the browser. In other words, the API lets websites ask your browser “what Bluetooth devices can you see,” find out what your fridge, and so on, is capable of, and interact with it https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/05/chrome_56_quietly_added_bluetooth_snitch_api/ Link to post Share on other sites
Willy2 0 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 - To see what devices are equipped with a socalled "ZigBee" chip(-set). Like an LG fridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee https://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=47605 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators mta 0 Posted February 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2017 Phew... my Talkie Toaster is wifi, not bluetooth. Link to post Share on other sites
Corona 0 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I think my underground septic tank is IOBit so I'm safe. Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators DennisD 0 Posted February 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2017 Enough is enough, I've blocked my connected toilet. I maybe could have worded that better. Link to post Share on other sites
login123 0 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Wonder how clever those apps are at distinguishing words. Toaster, toothbrush, toilet, teapot. Cortana, turn on the toaster. NO, NO, THE TOASTER!! Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators nukecad 7 Posted February 9, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2017 Enough is enough, I've blocked my connected toilet.Is it one of these? https://archive.google.com/tisp/install.html Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators DennisD 0 Posted February 9, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 9, 2017 Note: For your own physical safety and emotional well-being and in consideration of the nanobots' working conditions, please make absolutely certain that your toilet is unoccupied at the scheduled appointment time. That's brilliant. :lol: It's even better than mine. Nanobots turn up with no advanced warning. Link to post Share on other sites
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