Did you know Researchers Suggest Innovative Methods To Enhance Security And Privacy For Apple’s AirTag
AirTag from Apple is another name for a Bluetooth tracker that is
designed to ensure users can keep track of their devices and belongings
at all times.
However many questions have been raised in terms of how it manages to balance security and user privacy at the same time.
Some
reports have suggested how AirTag can be a balancing act as the last
thing you need is for the tool to track your whereabouts and lead others
in on the sensitive information. After all, who needs stalking when the
world is already so unsafe as it is?
The latest research paper discussing
this aspect has led to a world of new possibilities in terms of how
security and privacy can be further enhanced, giving users the best of
both worlds with no compromise on their safety.
The balance is certainly not easy but the goal can be achieved with a few changes, the experts mentioned.
There
are some major differences between calling for privacy when on the move
and the need for spotting out rogue AirTags. When you make use of other
kinds of tools, stalkers are not following the victim. They get access
to them by devising a means to cross paths with them or abandon the
tools in some other location that they are certain would be crossed by
the victim. But stalking AirTags are tools going with their respective
victims.
Researchers settled on systems entailing privacy as well as avoiding the issue of stalkers. The first method dubbed secret sharing is designed to create a secret in the system that is shared similar to how a puzzle works. You can find a solution to the whole puzzle after encountering tracker devices several times so that the secret is out.
When you come across the tracking tool, there just will not be enough
information shared for stalkers to have know-how about movements. But
when the tool is slipped through your vehicle, it might give out more
details that reveal itself. It’s going to be the same no matter how
frequently the tool updates the identifier in public.
There are
disadvantages linked to this front though. Noise cannot be handled well
when algorithms are shared. If for instance, the tool bypasses several
AirTags along the way, it might attain pieces arising from various
puzzles. And therefore, it cannot figure out which piece belongs where.
Therefore,
researchers are now implementing another second stage to fix that. It’s
known as the error correction coding that is designed to sort out data
specifically and assist with separating all kinds of puzzles so the
device can play with data that is not crucial like joggers with AirTags
that you may have come across once, ensuring all pieces deemed necessary
are kept.
The research really goes to show how so many people have struggled with
creating a balance between security and privacy. Bluetooth trackers
aren’t something new but they have been present for a very long time
now. However, the revolutionary aspects that tech giant Apple brings
forward are rarely found elsewhere.
So many companies made big
promises in the past but never delivered. It was like watching trackers
reach out to devices featuring the app from the manufacturer so the
exact location could be determined.
AirTags did not go down that
path. They ended up showcasing locations to those with iPhone devices
that showed compatibility through Find My Network. And the latter made
the biggest difference. All of a sudden, Bluetooth trackers were doing a
great job in terms of accuracy. And that led other big names in the
tech world to get inspiration and come up with similar offerings.
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