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Your phone is listening to you - ultrasonic cross-device tracking
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1FfVK6sj4I
By: The Hated One
Ultrasonic cross-device tracking:
https://intellisec.de/pubs/2016-batmobile.pdf
https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/24/silverpush-audio-beacons/
https://www.wired.com/2016/11/block-ultrasonic-signals-didnt-know-tracking/
https://thehackernews.com/2017/05/ultrasonic-tracking-signals-apps.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-removes-apps-that-use-ultrasonic-frequencies-to-track-users/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hundreds-of-apps-are-using-ultrasonic-sounds-to-track-your-ad-habits/
https://www.wired.com/story/ultrasonic-signals-wild-west-of-wireless-tech/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/how-to-block-the-ultrasonic-signals-you-didnt-know-were-tracking-you/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/beware-of-ads-that-use-inaudible-sound-to-link-your-phone-tv-tablet-and-pc/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/11/16/silverpush-ultrasonic-tracking/
https://intellisec.de/pubs/2016-batmobile.pdf
Ultrasonic malware
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/scientist-developed-malware-covertly-jumps-air-gaps-using-inaudible-sound/
Gyroscope ultrasonic tracking
https://caslab.csl.yale.edu/publications/matyunin2018zeropermission.pdf
Passive-speaker ultrasonic tracking
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214212619304697
Soundwave hacking
https://fortune.com/2016/10/30/soundwave-hacking/
https://www.blackhat.com/eu-16/briefings.html#talking-behind-your-back-attacks-and-countermeasures-of-ultrasonic-cross-device-tracking
Apple
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/08/future-apple-devices-may-use-sound-outside-of-human-hearing-to-signal-each-other
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/block-ultrasonic-tracking-apps/
Fileless malware
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/fileless-malware-attacks/
Cross-device tracking explained
https://cdt.org/insights/cross-device-tracking-requires-strong-privacy-and-security-standards/
https://www.campaignlive.com/article/why-cross-device-tracking-latest-obsession-marketers/1361742
https://www.campaignlive.com/article/retailers-shoppers-resist-apples-ibeacon-signals/1363907
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/meet-googles-eddystone-a-flexible-open-source-ibeacon-fighter/
Ultrasound firewall
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-ultrasound-firewall-mobile.html
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