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Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw that can let stalkers track your location
Researchers have discovered major security flaws with Tile tracking tags. These flaws could let the company and tech-savvy stalkers track a user's location.
Tile tags transmit a lot of data beyond that of other trackers, including the static MAC address and the rotating ID. Anyone with a radio frequency scanner can allegedly intercept all of this information as it's being transmitted, creating another potential security hole. The security researchers, who are involved with the Georgia Institute of Technology, reached out to Tile's parent company Life360 in November of last year to report the findings.
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