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Openhaystack: Build 'AirTags' – track Bluetooth devices via Apple's network
Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network. - seemoo-lab/openhaystack
For example, OpenHaystack accessories using our firmware broadcast a fixed public key and, therefore, are trackable by other devices in proximity (this might change in a future release). Feel free to port OpenHaystack to other devices that support Bluetooth Low Energy based on the source code of our firmware and the specification in our paper. In contrast to the macOS application, the location reports cannot be fetched directly on the smartphone, so the app requires a proxy server hosted on Mac hardware to access the Find My network.
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