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Android App Could Help Hackers Map Out Wearables Users

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An Android app has been launched which can track metadata that has been emitted from devices using Bluetooth LE. RaMBLE, which is now downloadable on Google Play, could be used by hackers to scope out the security of potential targets, according to a researcher at Context Information Security. The researcher said the device could provide information on what devices are being used in a particular area.

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This Android App Tracks All Your Fitbit, Jawbone And Nike Wearables

Almost all wearables, from Fitbit to Jawbone to Nike Fuelband, use Bluetooth low energy. The problem with that, however, is that Bluetooth LE constantly broadcasts device information. And now security researchers have developed an Android app, RaMBLE, that can scan for and track those devices, whilst others are uncovering real vulnerabilities in the standard …
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Graphene and printed electronics could usher in truly discreet wearables

Material developments for printed electronics are being hailed as the revolution needed to make cheap, printed, flexible electronics circuit a reality. As the forefront of this research is the magical material known as graphene, which boasts exceptional electrical, mechanical and optical properties at a thickness of just one atom …
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— The Next Web (@TheNextWeb) 2015-05-21T19:08:51Z