Comment on I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**

• cheviotveneer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Amazon already built it: www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk

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  • lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Apple HomeKit does something similar with BLE devices - if your phone goes out of range, they’ll connect to the closest Apple TV or HomePod to get internet access

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Page is localized, and is empty here. But hey, fuck Amazon anyways.

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• piecat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s exactly how air tags work currently.

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  • corbin@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No it’s not, AirTags are just Bluetooth beacons. When an iPhone or other apple device picks them up, the location data is uploaded to Apple’s servers and then sent to whoever owns the AirTag. There’s no two-way communication and the owner of the AirTag doesn’t get any personal ñinfo from the devices picking it up.

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