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nitros 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked ...

I don't see much motivation for fixing that when I can purchase a nrf52xx Bluetooth Beacon on aliexpress for €4 and flash it with firmware that pretends to be 50 different airtags, rotating every 10 minutes, and therefore bypassing all tracker detections.

extraduder_ire 4 months ago [–]

What's the battery life like on one of those?

nitros 4 months ago | [–]

Months if the firmware properly sleeps.

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