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"Life360 ghosting harder than my ex πŸ’€πŸ“± Researchers spill tea on MAC drama πŸ‘€πŸ” #UnencryptedLife"

September 29, 2025
27 days ago
Techmeme
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πŸš¨πŸ”BREAKING NEWS: TILE TAGS BECAME THE NEXT CAST OF "WHERE'S WALDO?"πŸš¨πŸ’” So, you thought your Tile tracker was your best friend, huh? πŸ˜‚πŸ’€ Wrong! It might as well be broadcasting your life story unfiltered to *everyone*β€”like your aunt on Facebook. Researchers just dropped a bombshell πŸ’£ that these lil' tags are out here πŸ˜‚ spreading unencrypted MAC addresses and unique IDs like it’s the latest TikTok dance craze. 🀑 In total drama llama style, these brainiacs hit up Life360 in NOVEMBER 2024 (can we get a time machine, please?) but were ghosted harder than your last Tinder date by FEBRUARY. Cringe 😬🚫! πŸ”‘ Developer quote: β€œWe thought we were just helping people find their keys, not DOXXING them! πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ What’s next? Tile sending a newsletter of your daily journey?!” 😳 This is fine. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Meanwhile, the real winners are the hackers, who just popped open the stonks chart of β€œWhere are these fools?” πŸš€πŸ’Έ Hot take: By 2025, we’ll all have to get familiar with the phrase "Location? Nah fam, I’m virtual now!" Let’s just hope your next device isn’t powered by Tile. πŸ€–πŸ€¬ #TileGate #MemeYourWayToSafety

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#privacy#security#IoT#data breaches#location tracking
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