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Bluetooth Flaw Risks Police Location Data

RNZ National Melbourne 8d Impact 8
A Bluetooth vulnerability could allow criminals to access the real-time locations of police officers using phones or laptops. Dr. Emma Ryan, a criminologist at Deakin University, expressed concern regarding the security of these devices.

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cybersecurity police Bluetooth

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RNZ National

“reveal their real-time location to any criminal with a phone or laptop. but none would say what steps they'd taken to ensure the safety of officers.”

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