Comment on Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

• InFerNo@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  So this vessel has some local wifi with internet access private phones can connect to?

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  • artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Presumably they have internet on these ships, yes.

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• LordMayor@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But, why would they track some random $10 Amazon tag?

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  • logi@piefed.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because randos on amazon can be compatible with those networks. I’ve got a bunch of Pebblebee tags that are compatible with both.

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