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To: E. Pluribus Unum
To be vulnerable you have to leave Bluetooth on all the time, which eats up your battery.

As some of us pointed out on another thread on this topic, keep bluetooth turned off when not using it (which is what most people do anyway for the exact reason you cited above) and one doesn't have to be concerned with this vulnerability.

It's a big nothingburger, IMO.

5 posted on 09/14/2017 1:42:37 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

Most people leave Bluetooth _on_ all the time, because they’re not thinking about the technical nuances of marginal power consumption - instead they’d rather just leave it on for convenience.

The only Bluetooth disabling I do is ensuring the car’s stereo doesn’t try to connect to my phone. Having a conference call switch mics to the sound of momma yelling at the kids when she starts the car is...undesirable.


7 posted on 09/14/2017 1:56:18 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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