#Apple: We need to lock down devices against #competition to protect user #privacy!
Researchers: The #AppleWatch collects vast amounts of intimate #health and #fitness data. Users have little choice regarding how this data is processed. We publicly #reverseengineer the watch's wireless protocols and discovered multiple #security issues. We break out of Apple's #WalledGarden demonstrating practical #interoperability with enhanced privacy controls and data autonomy."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07210
Jan Penfrat
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2025-07-14 07:16:32 UTC
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