more on Bluetooth insecurities

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

------- Original message -------
From: Alex French  <alexfrench () gmail com>
Sent: 8/4/'05,  11:46

Dave,

"Toothing" was actually a hoax, although it was reportd by BBC, Wired
and more. A typical example of journalists reporting on each others'
stories without checking sources...

See http://www.hanasiana.com/archives/000324.html

Thanks,

Alex

On Apr 7, 2005 11:00 PM, Dave Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
> ------- Original message -------
> From: Ted Nelson  <tandm () xanadu net>
> Sent: 7/4/'05,  19:16
>
> Hi Dave-- I figure you're way ahead on this, but just in case--
>
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ttzd/20050331/tc_techtues_zd/
> 148746&cid=1739&ncid=1729
>
> Bluetooth Blues
> Thu Mar 31, 1:14 AM ET
>
> Michael Fitzgerald - ExtremeTech
>
> Phones with Bluetooth wireless technology know when they're around other
> Bluetooth phones. This can let people connect with friends or make new ones
> (it's even spawned the salacious practice of "toothing," in which strangers
> arrange for amorous encounters, without ever saying a word).
>
> But if Bluetooth can be used to swap business cards and photos, it also can
> be used to pilfer data. A variety of attacks could happen, though very few
> of them seem to have occurred. Some examples of what is technically feasible:
>
> Bluesnarfing: The practice of using a Bluetooth connection to get access to
> someone else's phone.
>
> and more ...
>
> Best, Ted
>
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