Today's story: Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag
Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally -- including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems -- and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops.
@requiem@briankrebs Starlink's availability is geofenced. Musk made it available to Ukraine, Russia occupied parts of Ukraine and therefore got access to it.
@bontchev That makes sense. Still surprised to discover they have not just captured them but purchased them - even if through intermediaries. I know I shouldn’t be. @briankrebs