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Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations (www.heise.de)
submitted 20 hours ago by rodneyck@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The Bluetooth chipset installed in popular models from major manufacturers is vulnerable. Hackers could use it to initiate calls and eavesdrop on devices.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 17 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

So glad I use wired earbuds and refused to buy a phone that didn't support them.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 hours ago

LOL at the big debate I read just yesterday about how better wireless headphones are, and how useless jacks on phones are nowadays...

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Same. I can't find any Bluetooth headphones whose batteries don't die in 4 or 5 months anyway. Meanwhile my Moondrop wired headphones have been going strong for almost 3 years.

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

My sony earbuds lasted 5 years before I decided to replace the batteries in them, which cost me $20 and 30 min. I would hope other earbuds wouldnt die in only half a year

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Which ones? I have 1004, they got fucked in the washer

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Mine are the WF1000XM3

I still have never heard noise cancellation as good as those ones. I have a couple other pairs of earbuds as well, one set for side sleeping, and one set for water. I like to listen to audiobooks in the shower and the IPX7 ones have held up great

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I want exactly this set up. I need different ones for bedtime, swimming and everyday wear

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Well, I can recommend the soundcore anker life A1 earbuds for swimming, and the soundcore sleep A20 for low profile earbuds that dont stick out of your ear. Went through atleast 4 sets (wired and wireless) of earbuds for each until settling on these.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago

To be fair I kept buying models that cost $20 to $30 so maybe the higher end ones would last longer. That said, my Moondrops wired headphones cost the same but are way more reliable.